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Right here. that immigration is a problem for the nation. immigration is a problem for -- for democrats. i think both, actually. we have a backlog -- >> harris: but we are focused on illegal. >> leslie: we have a problem, a crisis. but is that a national emergency? we are seeing in the house, a majority of republicans voted with democrats. in the past 41 minutes weve gone from five g.o.p. members in the senate to seven that are going to vote with democrats. i think its not about a revolt or mayb...

Issue and also a humanitarian issue i want the president to be able to accomplish the things that he has promised the american people. maria: why are so many of your republicans not standing with the president your republican colleagues? >> well all of us are united that we need to do things in terms of border security in terms of a barrier, in terms of technology, manpower some would rather he not use the emergency powers that are granted to all presidents they would rather this go through the ...

Towards spending. so i think its exactly the right prescription. jon: at the same time, the president wants to up the ante when it comes to defense, sources say hell request $8.6 billion for the border wall as congress looks poised to block his controversial national emergency declaration, an issue thats dividing republican lawmakers. >> all of us are united as republicans that we need to do things at the border in terms of border security, in terms of a barrier, in terms of technology, in terms...

You know, this is all going to end up being in litigation, and all that fof that is going to c against him. in many ways this is a question of whether the president has the right to usurp the power of the congress when congress has made it very clear where they stand on this particular issue. this is just going to be one more piece of evidence showing that not only has congress made it clear in the appropriations process, but after the president took this action, they told him that they believe ...

Resolution, i will support it. and republican senator lisa murkowski said this. >> i think its so important that there be clear lines when it comes to the separation of powers, the institution of the congress as that appropriating branch. i want to make sure that what, in fact, we are voting on when it comes to the senate is what i believe it is. if its what i have seen right now, i will support the resolution to disapprove. >> 58 former senior government officials have signed onto a joint bipar...

Branch. i want to make sure that what, in fact, we are voting on when it comes to the senate is what i believe it is. if its what i have seen right now, i will support the resolution to disapprove. >> 58 former senior government officials have signed onto a joint bipartisan statement saying, quote, in our professional opinion, there is no factual basis for the declaration of a national emergency for the purpose of circumventing the appropriations process and reprogramming billions of dollars in ...

Barracks in afghanistan. thats what was contemplated. not a president using this authority to circumvent the appropriations process. >> i want to talk to you about the emerging presidential primary. >> im not running. >> really? thats news. way to make some news here. the only democrat not running. im kidding. what is your sense of the direction the party needs to go here? >> amy klobuchar is out running a campaign talking how she is working with republicans and playing her midwest roots and kam...

Jicama air force base where i was as a young child with my father, all that money will be diverted for this purported emergency wall that needs to be built. and i am concerned about that. i deeply worry that our troops will no longer be as ready as they would have been, and the appropriations process is being violated. >> is there a way you can give us some specific examples of when you say money is being diverted. money to be used for what specifically? you gave us locations. and thats great. b...

U.s./mexico border. hes going to ask for more money next year. if he gets reelected hes going to ask for more money for the border wall in years five, six, seven and eight. by the time the president if he gets two terms in office, he may well have built the border wall along the u.s./mexico border. eric: thats 55 miles nancy pelosi didnt want to give him. >> thats expressed as a big win by the white house in the sense that before the government shutdown, what was she saying, that she would give ...

I think that federal judges along the way are going to look at this as a two-part exercise. one being whether the president has the power to declare a national emergency as relates to a nation mall security issue along the u.s./mexico border and b, does he have the power to move those funds without a specific appropriation from congress to build that border wall, to build more of that border wall. that, again, eric, is where the president is likely to run into some problems and its already been ...