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Wants no more discretion as far as families are concerned. >> the president is doing his job. the president -- >> but hes changed policy. >> hes trying to secure the borders of this country which we have a right to do. we are a sovereign country and the right to secure or borders. >> as the head of i.c.e., do you have discretion to decide whether or not to charge someone illegally crossing the border. >> i absolutely do. >> so some people you let go -- and some people you throw in jail. >> every...

Up and china is threatening retaliation. scott, in a statement issued by the chinese government commerce ministry i should say, the chinese government responded to new threats of the u.s. tariffs, this is a quote, saying it will strike back hard. should we be worried? >> we should be worried. a trade war could mean rising prices for american consumers, it could hurt people who produce things in the united states who want to export them. there was a big layout about soy beans and the effect on th...

Contributor here for "the new york times" and also here on cnn and co-author of "our towns." gentlemen, good evening. its heart breaking. humanitarian crisis at the border because of a decision made this president. hes denying the facts, denies responsibility for it, shifting the blame. another case. its not even a question. its gas lighting another case. >> oh, yeah. hes lying about this. this isnt partisan talk, this is straight talk. >> absolutely. >> take the word policy and law out of this....

President trump must equal strength. so let the children cry. remember, they knew this would happen. second argument for trump, i was forced into this. wrong. this is not about a bad law. the law is the same as it was for the last two administrations. the enforcement policy is what changed. president trump did this. he knew they would not have the facilities to hold all these people being arrested. a big reason obama and bush did not enforce the law this way. so the children are going to keep cr...

>> do you know how it gets expanded? congress has to fund the expansion. >> you could have allocated it differently, and even if congress did act, they should act. i want people to start the hash tag doyourjob and find common ground and work on it. >> the president has called for that. >> but the president has called for something else as well, a new harshness. we will prosecute all cases. the law did not change, you know that, kellyanne. it hasnt changed in two administrations. what has changed...

We move forward and overhaul the system. >> the way the system has been through the past two presidents has been the same policy that exists now, its just that the trump administration has implemented the practice of actually following through on all of these criminal prosecutions -- >> there were separations in the other two administrations. >> not nearly the number. hold on one second. i understand that. but its 2,300 separations since april according to dhss own numbers. that is far more than...

They could do catch and release, which is what the obama and bush administrations did before them. for people who say, look, then you are letting people go into the interior never to be seen again, but when you talk about kids, you have to weigh if you a member of congress, whats about the ebetter option? were a country of laws, not let people decide at the border whats going on. >> let me read to you what the president tweeted this morning about all of this. quote, democrats are the problem. th...

More breaking news, senator john mccain is weighing in approximate on policy. contrary to principals and values upon which our nation is founded, the administration can rescind this policy, and it should do so now. jason miller, your take on that. again, you point to congress and you say it is a failure to dhs to have their ducks in a row before they started this policy. do you agree this is a policy that the administration itself could reverse. the president could decide to do what prior admini...

Harshness plays as strength he hopes. yes, they also hope this does send a message to others looking for safe passage into the u.s. forget the lady with the lamp in the harbor, beware before you dare to come here. catch and release that was the policy under obama, somewhat under bush. letting people go pending a court date that some would possibly never show for, thats weakness. president trump must equal strength. so, let the children cry. remember, they knew this would happen. second argument ...

Fences. this president and administration promised they would get tough on people breaking the law. they were going to be a law and order organization. make ms-13 cry for their marries, not the kids at the -- for their mothers, not the kids at the border. i dont know how that helps the republicans in swing states. >> i dont know. there are some people who are just so sick and tired of illegal immigration and the problem it has been for 30 years. honestly since 1986 with the last amnesty. there a...