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Phones, electricity is pretty sparse. we need to do more reporting and figure out what intentions are real quickly. theres a group going around. some of them want to try to make a crossing at the border tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. aaron? >> hans, i think you make a good point that begs the question whether this new policy might deter migrants from actually trying to cross the border. is this really just something that gets ignored? >> well, we dont know the answer to that. what it would do is ...

Were protected by those court orders. daca is probably going to go away so democrats are in a position where they will have about 300 some -- about 700,000 people in a position where they will need some sort of status and the democrats will be willing to trade some border funding. we dont need a wall along the 1900 mile border. i dont think the president wants that either. mexico is the biggest producer of heroin, biggest producer of methamphetamines in the united states, they are coming over th...

Blood in the system. ultimately do you think in november this election people should be thinking about issues first or values and this -- the civil issue? where does it weigh on you. >> for me it is about what kind of country do i want to be in. do i want to be in a country where people are welcome, where we can talk about our ideas without screaming at each other and disagree but be agreeable. all of the things i was taught growing up, were not holding our leaders to the same standards we hold ...

Altogether. but there is much work that has been done, weve made good progress. weve seen some of the benefits. one key indicator has shown that the illegal traffic across the border went up last year -- >> but -- that was after a number of years, though, in which it fell. obviously, people argue about why. maria, i want to go to you on this, as well. and in particular, a question i wanted to ask about it, this sort of out-put based measures that we still do have people crossing in the 1900 mile...

Number of years, though, in which it fell. obviously, people argue about why. maria, i want to go to you on this, as well. and in particular, a question i wanted to ask about it, this sort of out-put based measures that we still do have people crossing in the 1900 mile border. there is no city in the country that is perfectly safe. there is a real penchant on how youre just spending money for very diminishing returns. >> the obama administration has done more than any other prior administration....

Demand reduction efforts. a fence to protect the 2,000 mile border. romney wants to bolster that fence. the president supports the existing 649 fence plan from congress but faced criticism for saying its basically complete when over 5% was done. a path to citizenship, the big issue, romney appears to support it in a 2006 interview. more recently, he opposed it calling president obamas path to citizenship an amnesty plan. supporters criticized the president for not pushing comprehensive reform wh...

Fair? >> no. it is totally politically, at least corrupted. im not saying money is changing hands. it is we want to pass this law and impose it on all of america. but not on democratic districts. not if you really mind and you vote democratic. theres nothing more self-evident than that you dont believe a program is fair that you waive its application to your best friends. >> greta: there are so many people who dont have lobbyists, influence and politics is about lobbyists and influences whether ...

Israel could live with the 12 mile width or you believe you are throwing israel under the bus is the most dramatic departure of an american president from support of israel since in 1956 eisenhower opposed israel during the suez war. israel cant exist in the modern era of mogul rocket warfare with a 12 mile waist. >> greta: what do you think provoked his thinking on this? >> well, i have no idea. this is sort of the ultimate statement. the ultimate step, this 12 mile word -- this 12 mile border....

Us took a bold step. they tried to kill him several times. does he have perfect control over his government? no. >> greta: they have the president who replaces him. we read things we are giving tons of money in aid. they have these horrible floods and he jets off on vacation thats hard for the american people to understand as we are are pending -- spending that money hes helicoptering off to an estate some place else. >> im not impressed with their government either. i prefered the musharraf gov...

Us took a bold step. they tried to kill him several times. does he have perfect control over his government? no. >> greta: they have the president who replaces him. we read things we are giving tons of money in aid. they have these horrible floods and he jets off on vacation thats hard for the american people to understand as we are are pending -- spending that money hes helicoptering off to an estate some place else. >> im not impressed with their government either. i prefered the musharraf gov...