>> Reporter: — >> 737 BAILOUT. >> Reporter: A SHERIFF 40 MILES FROM THE BORDER SAYS TO PUT A PRICE ON WHAT HE SPENDS TOPPING HUMAN SMUGGLERS HE WOULDN’T KNOW WHERE TO START. >> A SMALL AGENCY AND GET FIVE PURSUITS WITH ILLEGALS IN THE
MATTER OF A COUPLE HOURS, THE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THERE. >> Reporter: IN SAN ANTONIO, LOCAL LEADERS DON’T FOOT THE BILL FOR THIS MIGRANT FACILITY FOR TEENAGERS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES. GOVERNORER ABBOTT WILL SEE BOTH SIDES OF THE SCALE AS OFFICIAL REPORTS START COMING IN THIS
WEEK FROM STATE AGENCIES AND COUNTY JUDGES. THE GOVERNOR WRITES BECAUSE THE BURDEN IS A DIRECT RESULT OF FEDERAL POLICIES, THE STATE OF TEXAS WILL FORMALLY REQUEST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAY IN FULL THE COST BORNE BY THE STATE. >> WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS
THERE, THEY DID THE SAME THING. THEY DIDN’T SAY THAT UNDER TRUMP DURING THE 2019 SURGE. >> Reporter: AS HENRY CUORO WE ASKED ABOUT THE ESTIMATE FROM THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO PEGGED ADDITIONAL COSTS AND MORE THAN $850 MILLION A YEAR. EVERYTHING FROM HOUSING TO HEALTHCARE TO EDUCATION.
>> IT’S LOT OF MONEY BUT YOU WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE SENT TO THE STATE OF TEXAS, IT’S A DROP. >> Reporter: IT DOESN’T INCLUDE WHAT STATE LAW MAKERS ALREADY BUDGET INCLUDING WHAT THEY SET ASIDE FOR THIS SESSION, MORE
THAN $3.6 BILLION OVER A DECADE’S TIME. THE LION SHARE SPENT PUTTING STATE TROOPERS ON THE GROUND BECAUSE HALF OF BORDER PATROL AGENTS HAVE BEEN STUCK INSIDE PROCESSING CENTERS. >> GUESS WHO STEPS UP TO THE PLATE? THE SHERIFFS. NOW YOU’RE TAKING AWAY FROM THE LITTLE CITIES.
>> Reporter: TONY GONZALEZ IS ALSO FROM A BORDER DISTRICT. HE IS A REPUBLICAN. CUEAR IS A DEMOCRAT. THEY COSPONSOR A BIPARTISAN BILL TO ADD IMMIGRATION JUDGES AND I.C.E. EMPLOYEES AND PUT AGENTS BACK IN THE FIELDS. >> IT’S NOT A DEMOCRAT ISSUE. IT’S NOT A REPUBLICAN ISSUE.
IT’S AN AMERICAN ISSUE. WE HAV
