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Are going to have to explain why that they havent wanted to protect the vulnerable people were all here talking about. were talking about everything except doing something for the daca kids. you know, i would vote for a path to citizenship, which isnt very easy for me, but i would do it just as an effort. but theres certain things that youve got -- weve got to -- were going to do. >> -- will be brought up. i really believe that will be brought up as part of what were talking about at some point....

In to a comprehensive immigration reform procedure like we did back -- i remember when kennedy was here. it was really a major, major effort. and it was great disappointment that it went nowhere. >> i have no -- i think thats basically what dick is saying. were going to come up with daca. then we can start immediately on phase two which would be comprehensive -- >> would you be agreeable to that? >> i think a lot of people would like to see that. i think we have to do daca first. >> mr. presiden...

Diane, go ahead. >> do you really think that there can be agreement in all of of that quickly to get daca passed in time? i wanted to ask mr. mccarthy a question. do you really think there can be agreement on those three difficult subjects you raised in time to get daca passed and effective so -- >> yes, because you have heard from leader mcconnell and speaker ryan who said they will put the bill on to the floor if the president agreed to it. and us getting to the room, i havent seen us be this ...

You heard him keep going back to the idea of wanting the u.s. immigration system to be merit-based. and wanting to improve border security. broadly speaking, those are things that i think members of both parties can agree to. we dont know what happened when the cameras left the room but i think the people who are going to walk out of that meeting very pleased with the white house officials who have the president just sort of control that room for the better part of an hour with the cameras on an...

But the president said he was thrilled to be in that room of distinguished republicans and democrats. said that any deal on immigration had to include three things. border security. including that wall. more resources for i.c.e. agents. and ending chain migration. ending the visa lottery. we also heard the president there use a term that is politically loaded over and over again. comprehensive immigration reform. it would seem to folks who are watching that go down that a daca deal is going to g...

>> so what you just watched for the last 55 minutes was to a degree the sausage getting made. at the same time, nobody in that room forgot they were making sausage in front of tv cameras. that doesnt typically happen so it wasnt truly a closed door meeting. that said, it was clearly i think to any political reporting fascinating to watch the die namics, dynamics, to look at the interactions. this is not where the ultimate finalities of the deal get hammered out. you would need leadership there f...

Point would be bob goodlate who has done a bill and i understand youre ready to submit it and youre going to take that and youll submit and theyll negotiate in congress and the house. and then it goes to the senate. theyll negotiate. both republican and democrat. it could be a good way of starting. if anyone has an idea different from that. i thing starting in the house. i think starting in the house might be good. youre ready. i think youre ready to go. >> we are. >> i would like to add the wor...

We should remind listeners and viewers that this is a president who insisted it would be mexico that would pay for the wall. but, two thoughts here, your general take aways from what we just saw and do you get the sense that the president is still as committed to this wall as he was during the course of the campaign? >> i think he is absolutely going to continue insisting on the wall. we have seen the price tag go up. he has talked about 18 billion. thats absolutely going to be -- that was signa...

Any moment. the president is due to sign an executive order on veterans. we may see even more of him. well be bringing you more on that. ill let you go to garrett because i do want to talk a little bit about the actual policy pieces that the president put into play here. >> garrett, what are they saying on the hill, specifically with regards to the presidents suggested approach to how all of this gets done? >> well, i think democrats walk away from this meeting feeling very good. the president a...

Certainly start comprehensive immigration reform. the following afternoon, okay. well take an hour off. and then well start. i do believe that. because once we get daca done, if its done properly, with, you know, security and everything else, if its done properly, we have taken a big chunk of comprehensive out of the negotiation. and i dont think its going to be that complicated. >> mr. president. >> yes. >> we have to be very clear though. >> go ahead. >> in my opinion, well be right back here ...