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Become refugees and allowed to stay in the country. and in the united states. right now that whole policy is up in the air, as the president clamps down on some of the reasons why a person could claim that they were in harm's way back in their country. so we need to really be clear about what is the criteria to allow people to enter the country. right now, we heard this morning about 80% of the people that claimed that they're here because they're in harm's way back in their country. they're sent back to their country after the adjudication process. >> final question, congressman-- >> yes, go ...

We had eyes in last week. 80% of the people seeking asylum don't get it because it's not -- they're not legally entitled to it. let's do it in a way that is consistent with keeping families together. that makes all the sense in the world. >> you said everyone wants these 2,300 children reunited with their parents. i don't know if that's the case based on the answer we got from the administration overnight. i hope you're right. >> he signed an executive order yesterday. what else do you want? >> there is nothing in the executive order. you show me anywhere where he says any one thing about reun...

Who cross the border illegally are prosecuted for the crime of crossing the border illegally but he doesn't want families separated. so we assume that the fix is an executive order to allow parents to remain with their parents in the adjudication process. >> president trump: president the republicans want security and insist on it for the country. we will have that at the same time we have compassion. we want to keep families together. it's very important. i will sign something in a little while that will do that. the people in the room want to do that. they are working on various pieces of le...

What do you make of it? >> i think that he like many others on the democrats and those that have a very liberal view on this issue and support the catch and release policy that was largely the policy of the previous administration. if you're somebody that is coming into this country seeking asylum, you can do it through a port of entry. it's the people coming illegally being detained and going through an adjudication process. the recent change by the administration does is allows the family while that process is going on to be kept together. as i said, it's the right thing for the administrati...

They returned 30 people. >> so what is the u.s. doing to stop this group? what is the u.s. doing to stop the group? number one, it rhetorical and real and we've heard the president say they should not be allowed into the country. so they have a right when you seek asylum to a fair hearing, however, the administration has warned, if you lie, if you hire a smuggler, game the system or commit fraud, you will be prosecuted, a warning to this highly visible and symbolic group from central america, we will separate the women and children, the families for some, that's going to be untolerable and peo...