The political environment is rapidly shifting and I now hear many Democrats using similar terms that Republicans have used to describe immigration about closing the border and that includes the president.

When Congresswoman Veronica Escobar was growing up, her father, a dairy farmer and county engineer, had a political nemesis, a powerful

judge named Pat O'Rourke.

Years later, Escobar's main political ally was the judge's son, Beto O'Rourke.

And he ran as part of a slate, a group of us who were friends who wanted to really try to transform El Paso and have greater ambitions for our

community. These days Representative Escobar is well known in Congress for her

work on immigration reform, including a bipartisan bill she introduced last year that

would, among other things, reduce the influence of asylum judges, which is interesting because

her husband is an asylum judge.

He is a man who has to follow the law.

I ran for office in order to change those laws.

So Escobar is used to navigating situations when the bonds of family and friendship can clash with her principles.

It is a skill she suddenly needs.

Today her most complicated relationship is with the president.

Escobar serves as a co-chair for Joe Biden's re-election campaign, while Biden

pursues policies on immigration and foreign policy that she opposes.

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I'm Ryan Liza and this is Playlook Deep Dive.

Veronica Escobar represents Texas's 16th Congressional District, which includes most of El Paso, where some 2,000 migrants are arriving each day.

She is also the deputy whip for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the same group of Democrats who are picking big fights with

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