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Democrats in the senate and the house that would get you, the democrats, to compromise on border wall funding? >> look, i think that we have offered numerous times to make more extensive investments in border security. we want border security. we're for border security. we don't think the wall works. clearly the mexicans aren't going to pay for it, as was the president's claim, but when you ask me that, yes, i think we could support enhancement to border security, bur we don't think the wall is the answer and we're not going the agree to that. that does not mean we don't want stronger security...

And realize there is no problem and should let the professionals at border patrol continue doing their job. >> homeland security statistics show a sharp drop from about 1.6 million illegal border crossings in the year 2000 to just over 300,000 in 2017. so it's like he's a solution looking for a problem rather than a problem in need of a solution. he's already on the decline. the economy in latin america is improving, we have put in billions and billions of dollars worth of border efforts and border security efforts from bush to obama and now to trump. it makes it more difficult and more people...

Real triggers on e-verify. basically another way of saying if you are not here legally, you can't get a job. we want to get those things right. we want immigration reform that works for our country, national security, good for our economy, and don't want to be in the same boat ten years down the road. we want immigration reform that lasts. we don't want the same problem ten years from now. >> is securing the border first top priority for you? >> it is a top priority for me. important for the trigger as well. but hear what i say. what we're talking about the house is we're saying people who are...

So they can stop compromise reform from becoming a reality. we cannot let that happened. senator robert menendez is a member of the senate's gang of eight. senator, i made reference to the fact there will be 20,000 new border agents. someone has noted that's one every 1,000 or so feet. what else is left to offer to accommodate the gop-controlled house? i thought security was their beef. >> certainly it was one of the critical elements that got us to 14 republican votes in the senate, the most significant border efforts. we're willing to listen to the house's views. we would love to see them ta...

Legally so there it you have the conservative divide, shep. >> shepard: that's not all of it. some of them say that the system just isn't working. >> well, right. they have say it's time to create a system that makes it much harder to create fake ids and hold businesses accountable. restaurant owner from texas says the current system is is a disaster. >> i am all for employment verification system. we need employment verification system. but everify, you know, makes the united states postal service look efficient. it's a government-run software program i don't care i don't think i need to say ...