republican standpoint, we would rather be talking about abolishing ice, which is ludicrous, then the tragedy of family separations. that's a losing issue for republicans. with regard -- it's something that needs to be addressed first and foremost. with regard to the democrat cries to abolish ice, that's absurd. it was created after 9/11. it has a very important function. looking at the year 2017, they about p apr reduced crime that they are working at doing. if we abolish that agency, which is set there to execute the president's zero tolerance policy, it would lead to open borders. it would lead to mass migration. that's a losing proposition. thankfully, the president has said there is zero chance that ice will be abolished because they are doing an effective job at executing zero tolerance. as for americans, a recent