actually meet with the president. >> oh, i would love to. i would love to. him, mitch mcconnell, anybody can come and sit on my couch. >> reporter: what would you tell president trump if he sat on your couch? >> first, i would make him meet harper. and i would tell him this isn't about a border. it's about your people. and i know you want to keep your people safe, but by restricting payments of the money that they're rightfully earning, that's not keeping people safe. >> reporter: what would you want the say to the president if you did get a meeting with him? >> put us back to work so we can get paid. >> reporter: chris hasn't been paid since december 31st. >> my next pay paycheck is on the 28th, and i guarantee i'm not going to be getting it. >> reporter: that may be true, and if that continue, allie and chris know they need a plan b to keep harper healthy and safe. to try and bring in some extra money, allie and chris have actually sold off some of their