Article snippet: Members of the Trump administration on Sunday defended the president's vow to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, referring to a "crisis" in the number of migrants attempting to cross over. MORE threatened earlier this week to shut down the border in response to growing warnings from the administration about a crisis there. Trump said multiple times that he could close parts of the border unless Mexico's government immediately stopped illegal crossings. He also blamed Democrats for "weak immigration laws." On Friday, he said there is "a very good likelihood" he will shut down the border. "Mexico is going to have to do something; otherwise, I’m closing the border. I’ll just close the border. And with a deficit like we have with Mexico and have had for many years, closing the border would be a profit-making operation. When you close the border also you will stop a lot of the drugs from coming in," Trump added to reporters in Florida. "It certainly isn’t a bluff. You can take the president seriously," White House counselor said Wednesday that immigration enforcement has reached a "breaking point." McAleenan cited the apprehension of more than 4,000 migrants a day at ports of entry recently to argue that the system is strained and cannot handle anyone else. Issues with backlogs of court cases and a lack of proper facilities to hold those who seek asylum in the U.S. have been increasing. Roughly 100,000 people arrive at the southern border every month, according to Depa... Link to the full article to read more