if he's listening -- and there's a chance that he is -- mr. president, happy new year. i think that you're wrong. don't take a step further into the farce. barriers matter. they always have, which is why we have them. they've been built and changed for years. if you want more, fine. it's probably a sound judgment. but we're not a wall away. and if you say we are, you lose for sure. you need to address what the system needs, and you need to allow the system to treat people with decency even if they don't warrant entry. don't make this a power play that protracted legal and political battle. you'll almost certainly lose. there is no national emergency except the one you're making. someone in the white house must be telling you that the legal basis for a national emergency and going around congress is weak, and the political rationale is weaker still. this shutdown is on you because you told us that. you said it. so here's the biggest point. making families pay for your