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Will create american jobs and bring back american manufacturing. and we have to be competitive. that is something that people understand. just as ronald reagan did tax reform 30 years ago, the president is focused on getting it done now. >> chris: one last question. i want to turn to daca and the impact on the economy. this week some 400 business leaders sent the president a letter, saying, if the 780,000 dreamers that now work for are put at risk of deportation, the economy will lose $460 billion plus $24.6 billion in social security and medicare taxes. briefly sarah, would ending daca, forge...

Will create american jobs and bring back american manufacturing. and we have to be competitive. that is something that people understand. just as ronald reagan did tax reform 30 years ago, the president is focused on getting it done now. >> chris: one last question. i want to turn to daca and the impact on the economy. this week some 400 business leaders sent the president a letter, saying, if the 780,000 dreamers that now work for are put at risk of deportation, the economy will lose $460 billion plus $24.6 billion in social security and medicare taxes. briefly sarah, would ending daca, forge...

>> well, it's a good thing because it does mean that 800,000 dreamers can stay in this country, other individuals who are protected under daca, but it's not enough. we've gotta have a permanent solution in congress so that these people are not living in limbo. again, when you look at the economics of the situation, those protected under daca contribute over $460 billion to the economy it's projected over the next 10 years. these are teachers, doctors, many of these people are first responders in their communities. and, of course, as we know there have been reports about people who are in houst...

Other country who were brought here by their parents and don't know another home. and so i really do believe that there needs to be a legislative solution. that's one that we're working on. and i think we want to give people peace of mind. clayton: there are a number of other individuals, companies, large corporations that came out over the past few days and issued an open letter, google, apple, facebook, twitter and a number of other companies came together and pledging support for damascusca. they said economically it would cost $460 billion from the national g.d.p. and $24 billion from soci...

$460 billion and $24 billion out of social security and medicaid because they pay into it. what would an extension look like and what would a bill from congress look like that would actually fix this? >> a bill from congress, first of all, has to include border security. i think we just grandfather those who are in the program right now. into this dreamer act that gets them somehow either legalized and on to a path to citizenship. abby: you are a mexican american. so this is something that is personal to you. you are passionate about. >> i'm an american first, abby. abby: that is something we ...