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Its just common sense. >> democrats say they are not interested in talking unless and until the president puts the daca issue back on the table and they were quick to take issue with details of the presidents plan. >> the word that they use, merit. it is really a condescending word. are they saying family is without merit? are they saying most of the people come to the united states in the history of our country are without merit because they dont have an engineering degree? >> just clear from t...

>> the president has been talking about fixing our broken immigration system for so long and i think the whole point of what he is saying is we want to give people coming into our country, we want to give legal immigrants the best chance possible. it is good for our country to have people who are skilled workers or have certain education that will benefit our country but for them, too. why would we want people to come here when they arent sure if they can succeed? taxes are overtaxed when it com...

"merit." its a condescending word. theyre saying family is without merit. are they saying most of the people that come to the united states in the history of our country are without merit because they dont have an engineering degree? >> richard blumenthal said under the new plan, neither his father or president trumps father would have been allowed in. proponents will tell you, ed, this country has changed a lot in its makeup in technology, education over the years. and that it is time to change...

People that come to the united states in the history of our country are without merit because they dont have an engineering degree? >> nope. thats not what theyre saying. as you know, theres a number of countries that have merit-based immigration systems. among them, australia, canada, germany, south korea and others, this is frankly about as much as the president can do to get the gop on the same page. there will be some push back. the idea is still the same. we have to fix the problem and it b...

We cherish the open door that we want to create for our country, but a big proportion of those immigrants must come in through merit and skill. >> what is really condescending word. they are saying family is without merit. are they saying most of the people that come to the united states in the history of our country are without merit? as if they dont have an engineering degree? >> bret: speaker pelosi talking about the emigration plan. back to the panel. chuck an interesting take after the word...

>> reporter: and you heard the president there lay out the sort of two prongs of this immigration proposal. the more meaty prong, if you will, is the one that is shifting to a merit-based system. as you explained, that would prior ties educated and high-skilled workers. that is another reason, in part, why democrats are opposed to this. its not just because this plan does not address the 11 million people living in this country already illegally. its not because this plan does not address so-cal...

Would come to the united states in the history of our country are without merit because they dont have an engineering degree? certainly, we want to attract the best to our country, and that includes many people there many parts of society. >> dana: i imagine the president is going to have to convince people to put aside their thinking. i was thinking about my great grandparents in the 1880s. they would have never made the cut with this system. is he going to try to convince people that its time ...

Our country are without merit? because they do not have an engineering degree? >> dana: jesse, the presidents team saying that this is a common sense, balanced plan, and it should unite the republican party. >> jesse: i will use liberal comments to convince juan that it is a good idea. similar to college admissions, you are always saying, they keep on admitting all of these people with family connections, some uncle went there, some grandfather went there, thats how the kid got in. they should a...

And political move. my point is its not just about the issue of daca and dreamers. theres also fundamental opposition when you talk, for example, with speaker pelosi to this idea that it is a shift to a merit-based immigration system, right, and the question of what is merit-based? does that mean only immigrants with an engineering degree should be welcome in america? the argument being thats not what this country is founded on. those are not the ideals of the united states so youre seeing deep-...

Genius, we discriminate against brilliance. we wont anymore, once we get this passed, and we hope to get it passed as soon as possible. >> john: democrats agree the current system of illegal immigration is broken, but just the words merit-based come with they find offensive. >> it is really a condescending word and they say family is without merit. are they saying people that come to the united states in the history of our country are without merit because they dont have an engineering degree? >...