Pentagon denies Bowser request for National Guard to assist in 'humanitarian crisis,' as migrants arrive in DC

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "The number of people crossing the border seeking asylum, we expect only to go up, and we need to make sure there is a national response," she said.
51% : "We are focused, and we continue to be very focused on having the federal government do its part and take the lead in what we see as a growing humanitarian crisis with people who are seeking asylum coming across the country to get to their final destinations," Bowser said last week.
41% : Bowser has been sounding the alarm about thousands of illegal immigrants -- some of whom have been bussed in from Texas -- into the city, which she said is straining its social safety net.

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