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Security. it's important to say there is a big conflation between illegal immigration and gangs coming. these people who appear to be fleeing violence and those same gangs in central america and appear to want to apply legally for asylum. that is legal. part of the law. president trump wants to eliminate that right to be heard in court if you claim fear of persecution. that is the law right now. it's not illegal to do that. 5200 troops, there are fewer than that at this point. how many do they need to stop the mothers and children? >> it's interesting to know what clair mccaskill would say abo...

Having a conversation within the last few hours with the president elect of mexico, reiterating there that there are weak border law and bad border laws that need tore changed and rhetoric we've heard before. what did you make of what he had to say in the last couple of minutes? >> so steve, i've done reporting on what has been said in mexico about these migrants, regrettably none of the mexican presidential candidates including the winner, had a very strong stance on the border or migrant crisis as of yesterday. a lot of these central american migrants have to make the dangerous trek through ...

They're refusing to let in anymore refugees. back to our top story this hour, the immigration debate in the united states. a hard line stance on immigration has been a big rallying point for trump supporters since day one of his campaign. cnn's ed lavandera went to the u.s./mexican border to find out if supporters are still standing by. >> with that kind of introduction, there's no guess that this is the topic. he's a staunch trump republican and credits the president with taking a tough approach to border security. >> with president trump we have someone who is making a serious attempt to e...

President trump's stance on immigration is mostly getting a warm reception. cnn reports. >> reporter: welcome to the wall. with that kind of introduction, it's no surprise immigration is the hot topic for this radio show in the south texas area. >> north of the river and that's -- >> reporter: he's a staunch trump republican and credits the president with taking a tough approach to border security. >> with president trump we have someone making a serious attempt to enforce rule of law, and enforce border law and enforce our sovereign border with mexico, and get ahold of the situation. >> krist...

Someone making a serious attempt to enforce rule of law, and enforce border law and enforce our sovereign border with mexic situation. >> kristina garfield has lived along the border all her life. she comes from a family of democrats, but she like trump sees a threat in the flow of illegal immigration. >> my biggest concern with the people that are coming over our borders is safety. safety is a huge deal down here. >> reporter: trump is far from popular here in texas where most of the zero tolerance policy attention has been focussed. he only won 28 % of the vote. but there is an undercurrent ...