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Some really tough situations there. so i think when we look back on this month and you never want to sort of prejudge history before it happens, this is such a crucial month. so many things have happened. and were focused on the tax side, the spending side, there is an immigration component. we have this diplomatic spat with france now over the submarines for australia. there is a lot going on and the white house obviously is trying to stay on top of it all. there are many different moving parts...

Rules, that this piece of legislation is not able to accommodate this immigration component. its up to the parliamentarian. at this stage in the process, to recommend what should happen. she should come out with her decision or her recommendation, i should say, as early as this weekend. democrats are pushing for something very soon, because, as we mentioned, theres not a lot of time. theyre trying to work very quickly. >> all right, nbcs leigh ann caldwell, thank you. joining us now is democrati...

Hes right in this case. this is not a change to the law. some of the president obamas executive orders changed policy. this is a change of where money is going. i said not because of the immigration component, but because of the drug and -- the two scourges that the world faces frankly, it rises to the level a national emergency. >> you met with the president this week. what did you talk about? >> we talked about this. i wanted to share my experience on the border. his was very interested it. th...

Were more political. people in britain were unhappy about the european union stating how much curves there might be on a banana or a pork chop would come with a piece of kidney decide it. the european union said they couldnt do that. these are minor items, but there was a host of them. together they all combined to make people unhappy along with the european court of justice having jurisdiction over britain. many people didnt want to be controlled by bureaucrats in europe unelected in britain an...

Violent criminals, they ought to be stopped and sent back. under the barack obama administration, he was not popular with the hispanic americans in this country, either. he was the deporter in chief. this is a tough issue politically but we have practical problems with this border control but also what we do with the kids who are with their parents and really their parents who are looking for the american dream and need to come in legally. if they cant and want asylum. lots of different issues. ...

Budget deal. but lets talk about what happens in the house. mark meadows just said to reporters a moment ago if all four leaders agree on something, everybody in congress will vote "yes" on it. we have schumer, mcconnell, what do things stand in your estimation with pelosi and ryan? >> well, i think its one of the things where both leaderships -- we had a conference just a little while ago. both of the leadership teams are in the process of unveiling this to their different conferences mostly be...

Leaders are talking about numbers for a budget agreement, were getting a sense later today of where rank and file members are as house members make their way back to the capitol. were 11 days out from the government running out of running. the house majority leader says if they say immigration is in the deal there is plenty more reason for more security. >> if we dont deal with the security and chain migration well be back before on a daca issue in a few years. thats the wrong thing for america ...

When when they tick up, even though theyre against raising the minimum wage theyll count that in their wages. is it fair to say that wages may be, if you had to find a criterion as opposed to criteria, you know, just one thing, wages, and just because theyre looking for labor, right, which is true in some areas, theres a cross-section to do they find that labor here domestically or find it somewhere else. thats when your wage goes up for that part of the population, is wages the main indicator o...

Criterion, just one thing, wages, and just because theyre looking for labor, right, which is true in some areas, it is a cross-section to they find it here or somewhere else, thats when your wage goes up for that part of the population. is wages going to be the main indicator of 2018? >> i think it might be. it really might be. if you have these worker shortages, that means supply and demand means you have to pay more wages for those coming in. some will tell you there is an immigration componen...

If youre actually going to get the legislation done, youve got to work the process. even if you want to play more of an outsider. right now hes just trashing everybody in the party and running against everybody at the same time. >> i think what were seeing, starting yesterday, when he reiterated his commitment to getting the wall built and now saying that it may go through raising the debt ceiling or forcing americans to pay for it, this shows hes committed to this. a recent poll by cbs comes ou...