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For migrants to cross the border, so again, does all of this bolster president trump's demand for more border barriers? >> i think this kind of show and tell is something good for the president because -- remember, democrats have long supported border security and comprehensive immigration reform there's tens of billions of dollars in border security there and they supported the 2006 fence act, which created some barriers but was not fully completed, at least to the satisfaction of many critics. so the fact that you're showing this is where we need some border security, i think honestly the wh...

Military would be needed, to play a role in some part? >> so that's why i said yes. there are a bunch of antecedent questions. as you said in introducing the segment, whether states are the -- relevant states are the appropriate actors to bring this suit and more particularly whether this is an appropriate moment in which to do it. the way the administration needs to do this wall spending is to first spend the money that was appropriated for border barriers, right. so the question of when a challenge to the reappropriation of money is right is an interesting one, and it's not obvious what the ...

Powers to get the money anyway? congress asked for money for milita military construction, congress said no -- >> the meaning of the statute is clear on its own terms. congress has appropriated money for construction of border barriers consistently. this is part of a national security -- >> but they've never done this under a national emergency -- >> we've used national emergency to promote democracy in -- >> the money to be syphoned for building a wall is the defense department. patrick shanahan said he will be looking for military projects that could be delayed or canceled to free up funds. ...

No -- >> the meaning of the statute, chris, is clear on its own terms. if you don't like the statute or members of congress don't -- chris: would you agree the answer is, no, there hasn't been a single -- >> the premise of your question is false because congress has appropriated money for construction of border barriers consistently. this is part of a national security -- chris: but they've never done this under a national emergency -- >> but we've declared national emergencies to promote democracy in belarus, to promote democracy in zimbabwe -- chris: taking into effect money that congress re...

>> the meaning of the statute, chris, is clear on its own terms. if you don't like the statute or members of congress don't -- chris: would you agree the answer is, no, there hasn't been a single -- >> the premise of your question is false because congress has appropriated money for construction of border barriers consistently. this is part of a national security -- chris: but they've never done this under a national emergency -- >> but we've declared national emergencies to promote democracy in belarus, to promote democracy in zimbabwe -- chris: taking into effect money that congress refused ...