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Doesnt relate to mexico, per se, but the president signed an executive order today that will limit all refugees, frankly, not allow any refugees for 120 days and maybe longer for syria. arent walls an effective means of stemming the refugee crisis for certain european nations who otherwise would be overrun with the population they cant control? >> yes. they could be. unless you could just put in place a border which stops immigration from certain countries. im not saying these are not worthy sol...

And he feels -- he and i think the people around him, they feel like dhchina has played an utte he destructive game. >> ill take the bait. is it possible that hes beating up on mexico, defenseless mexico so as to send a message to putin tomorrow? >> that would be a lovely thought. but the reason why i think thats not so is that in their minds, not in the minds of anybody who thinks about foreign policy seriously, china bad, russia good. so no, i dont think hes trying to send a message to putin. ...

Call it the trump wall. >> reporter: the border between the united states and mexico stretches nearly 200 miles. nearly 700 miles is already covered with some form of border wall or steel fencing, but donald trump wants more. >> on day one we will begin working on an impenetrable physical, tall, powerful, beautiful southern border wall. >> of course it can be done. >> reporter: professional michael dear is an expert in city and regional planning and the author of the book "why walls dont work." ...

Balance this program with voices from all sides. and just last april we held a focus group in philadelphia made up of voters who had changed their registration to republican so they could vote in the primary. here are some highlights. >> i truly believe he cares about us. i have always been a proud american. im tired of apologizing for being a proud american. >> he started saying things like the wall, like immigration. >> some of those folks are back tonight to see what they think of the new pre...

>> im giving him an a-minus. >> why the minus? >> hillarys still walking free and the clintons are still hoarding and stealing money. >> nrd, you really didnt want her locked up. >> i want it to be proven. let her go to the old folks home afterwards, thats fine instead of the prison, but the facts need to come out. >> jim fin, whats the grade? >> michael, i give him an "a." every day i get home from work, im wondering what he did today. so i think hes doing a great job. >> i wonder what he did t...