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What, this president says every day hes moving on with the construction. in this new budget has $32.5 billion for border security measures. that includes border patrol agents, that includes technology, but it also includes money for the wall. the military construction funds, the drug diversion funds -- >> laura: you still dont know where youre getting that money and i get you know what the president wants but tonight do we not know where we are getting the money? you have had a lot of time to fi...

Essentially what hes saying here, just perpetuates this cycle of name calling and bigotry and hate thats just not helpful to anyone. >> dana: this is reportedly what he said by somebody at the event who anonymously told some reporters. maybe a tape exists. president is announcing his budget today. russ vought came out. couple things i think are going to get attention here. one, of course, money for the wall and other border security measures as russ vought said the southern border is overwhelmed...

To handle this -- apparently an enormous increase? >> what we saw in the recent appropriation was increased dollars to help with judges in processing these cases. increased amount of money for customs and border patrol officers. every time they have come with funding requests relating to these common sense border security measures, we are here and willing to step up and make sure that the agency has the resources they need to keep this country secure. >> does the increase in number -- again, the...

>> i think it is because they feel it is an advantage to a particular agenda. we are the only -- multiracial country that has worked since rome, its worked on integration and intermarriage, that can only happen when immigration is legal -- legal immigration is measured and meritocratic, so people are immersed with people who speak english from different ethnic backgrounds and assimilate. the democrats used to believe that. they passed border security measures all the time, but i think what has h...

Well i think its because they feel its an advantage to their particular at jebbed da. were the only multi racial country thats worked sins rome. that can only happen when legal immigration is measured and its diverse and her oh krat i can. different ethnic backgrounds assimilate. the democrats used to believe that. they passed border security measures in the 2000s all the time. i think whats happened is dont you think they discovered that their agenda doesnt win 51% of the electorate any more. r...

Comes next? >> so the legal case here is, the question is congress specifically passed a budget that says you cant do this. can the president do it? the approximately capolitical c at those numbers, is pretty clear. if you think the president is expanding his base, why would he do that? this isnt about the president expanding his base, its im going to ride on this for 2020. >> this really is a referendum on president trump, and the reason those numbers are so illuminating is it shows you its a m...

Includes a barrier. will you vote for this agreement? >> i am incline today vote for the agreement although i havent had the time to review all of the provisions yet. they are just being written as i understand it. yes, there is border security measures in this bill, maybe less than the president wanted and maybe more than the democrats want. part of governing is you dont get everything you want all the time. only toddlers do that. >> both deal in washington is when both sides leave the table un...

Area. dhs will get $1.7 billion in new funding for other border security measures. in return, democrats backed offer their call for new limits on how many undocumented immigrants could be detained again. the president has got to sign it. even congressional negotiators say theyre not sure he will. whether hes willing to define criticings. congressman jim jordan called it a bad deal on immigration. the chairman mark meadows told the "washington post" it did not represent a fraction of what the pre...

We call it wall funding. when the two sides are closer than it would appear, right? >> absolutely. i think there is -- the deal is there. its just simply how are we doing to define it or what terms are we going to use. as long as democrats are willing to come to the table, neil and negotiate in good faith on an agreement that would include border security measures and funding that not to exclude but to include some sort of physical barrier, we can get to a deal. theyve been reluctant to engage i...

>> the gang of eight said you need to lead with border security michael bennet was very impassioned about this during the week i want to put up here, the 2013 bill had this. it doubled the number of border patrol agents, 350 miles of new fencing, universal e-verify nd system, new electronic visa tracking system and the deal was the border security measures go in immediately the adjustment to immigration status for various groups would be phased in. didnt you guys have the model is this deal wort...