cnn has not been able to verify that these comments were made. this is, obviously, a president who made immigration a focal point of his campaign, of his first year in office. he proposed a travel ban on certainly countries. he has talked about building a border wall. in the weeds of this, he has proposed significant changes to the immigration system including the chain moigration and lotter system. the president has two things on his agenda today. he will do a video teleconference with troops and wishing them a merry christmas on this christmas eve. he will also track santa through norad, that great website that tracks santa across the world. he will also do that this afternoon. >> dan merica in west palm