>> of course he can do that. he can simply say, as of tomorrow, no families are separated. now let's consider other options, let's consider other possibilities. there is nothing in the law that requires separation or even permits separation of families. they make the absurd argument that when somebody is arrested, inevitably there is a separation. but normally when people are separated, they are sent out on bail, there are other family members to take care of the child. this is just outrageous misapplication of the law, and the buck stops here, as harry truman said. there is only one person who can now unilaterally stop this. that's the president of the united states. congress can then pass legislation looking at the bigger picture, but in the meantime, and we always live in the meantime, the president can stop this himself. there is absolutely no constitutional doubt about that.