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Independents by 77 to 80% support making the a daca fix as part of this. overwhelmingly, democrats -- >> nobody said as part of this. they said they want it. >> only republicans -- >> they said they want it. they didnt say shut down the government for it. >> no, they did. well, heres the other poll that came out today, chris. said that by 11 points, people will blame republicans if there is a shutdown, because they see this as doable. i dont think this is over yet. i think that a crisis will exi...

He has kind of continuously said this. its not like it was news broken tonight. he does have -- this is a moment when a lot needs to be accomplished. we need to move toward more merit-based immigration. there are problems with random visa lotteries, chain migration, theres a complete lack of border security and enforcement. these are things that need to happen in donald trump a signal hes completely willing to work on a daca fix and also that these things need to happen. seems like the real ques...

This is the first time in memory democrats are considering withholding their votes. some want to use the moment to fight for a long-term daca fix. phil mattingly has the state of play from capitol hill. >> reporter: dave and christine, there are four days to figure out how to keep the government funded beyond friday. things are in just a difficult position. the issues are still very complex. in terms of the path forward as it stands when you talk to democratic and republican aides, it doesnt exi...

Both of the false missile alerts. >> shows you how fraught the situation is. lets start on capitol hill. lawmakers returning to face a ticking clock on the agenda. they must agree on the spending plan on friday. the main issue on the table is a deal on d.r.e.a.m.ers. complicated by the presidents racially charged comments last week. >> usually, though, cooler heads prevail and the spending deal is ri reached. fiscal conservatives are considering withholding their votes. some want to fight for a ...

London. welcome back to "early start." nice to see you. you feeling better? >> feeling better. thank you. >> im christine romans. >> im dave briggs. it is 31 minutes last the hour. remember the days when we deb e debated the terms s hole and s house? >> i dont. >> we turn to capitol hill. a ticking clock and an agenda. they must agree on a plan on friday when the spending plan runs out. the deal on dre.r.e.a.m.ers is still on the table. >> usually cooler heads prevail and the spending deal is re...

>> what would your bill do, protect the dreamers in exchange for small border security? explain? >> yes, this is a border security fix and a daca fix. we dont have control of it. and it makes sure that we provide a fix for the kids that came here on no part of their own, but they are providing and contributing to our culture and economy. >> you a senator canne eor cott others who believe they dont want a daca fix. if you dont end the family related migration, chain migration, and the i hadiversi...

Think about very young children, children of tender gaugage. they dont think of a 17-year-old member of a gang like ms-13, which is exploiting this same vulnerability. i have every confidence that you and the trump administration is going to do what you say youre going to do when it comes to border security, and i believe it is our responsibility as members of congress to provide you the resources and tools and to make the appropriate changes in the law so that you can do what needs to be done. ...

Gives the president a big lead and also getting daca advanced. why not close that deal as opposed to endanger it right before the cr expires when its in the interest of the democrats to show a dysfunctional white house? >> chris, the votes are there. if we are looking at a bipartisan bill, the votes are there. there are enough democrats and republicans who will come together on this bill and support a daca fix whether its a clean daca fix or whether its a daca fix that actually has border securi...

And also getting daca advanced. why not close that deal as opposed to endanger it right before the cr expires when its in the interest of the democrats to show a dysfunctional white house? >> chris, the votes are there. if we are looking at a bipartisan bill, the votes are there. there are enough democrats and republicans who will come together on this bill and support a daca fix whether its a clean daca fix or whether its a daca fix that actually has border security element. we had the progress...

Mind dont relate to the policies that hes putting forward. and thats the problem here. hes portraying this in a way that doesnt fit with what hes actually advocating. >> jake, i think we tend to oversimplify. i agree with you that we need a merit-based system. 66% of our immigration structure is family reunification. what people call chain migration. it doesnt mean it has to be zero. >> right. >> no ones suggesting -- >> and we also dont need a central planning system to determine how many phds ...