President Barack Obama has offered to meet Texas Governor Rick Perry to discuss the border crisis during his visit to Texas after the governor declined to meet him on the tarmac when he arrived. The Governor suggested a meeting instead, and that's what will happen in Dallas tomorrow. In a statement from the Governor's office, the two will discuss the humanitarian and national security crises along the southern border. On Sunday the governor criticized the Obama administration for not moving more quickly to address the problem saying "They either are inept or don't care."
The President is coming to Texas this week to raise money for Democratic candidates running in November congressional elections, but the White House says he will not be visiting the border.
Also today, President Obama asked the U.S. Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency spending on to address the cross-border surge of children from Central America. Tens of thousands of children under 18 who have flocked to the United States in recent months overwhelming public resources. The White House has yet to say how many of the roughly 52,000 children that have been apprehended this year have been sent back to Central America
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