Page 7 - Border Security Agents News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

States. that's the democratic view here. >> i guess i didn't see it that way. i thought by providing $13 billion in disaster relief was something the democrats did want. i thought they wanted to see all the bills moving forward until next september. i thought they wanted to talk about trying to fix some major issues at the border including having more border security agents. it may not be perfect, but it certainly is a step in the right direction. >> if you're looking for pure talking, you could make the case that the democratic bill that's up for a vote tomorrow opens the door for talking. it...

Timing wise, i also think something the president has done well is focus on individuals. people who are doing this legally, he also focuses on border security agents -- arthel: i'm short on time, so i want to jump in, if you're saying the president did this strategically, what do you think he had in mind, quickly? >> i think he wants to show people that he is for immigration. you can still want border security and not want unlawful immigration. but you can still support the legal process. and i think most americans agree with that. arthel: will this warm up the democrats, joel? [laughter] >> t...

There more things allocated for nonwall funding than for the wall itself. increasing border security agents, local law enforcement as well as humanitarian needs. both sides agree we've got a humanitarian crisis going on at the border. the president is addressing that. it should be something they want to come and talk about an open of the government at the same time. >> neil: they must feel they have the political upperhand and they feel polls indicate for now, that could change. they are blaming the republicans and the president. what do you think? >> they are doing that. i think many more ame...

Mulvaney said it best before working for trump and when he said this is a childish idea to think a wall will protect us. what has been done, walls have been built along portions of the border. the portions that make sense. we've made massive investments. we have tripled the number of border security agents, we have drones and sensors and we have planes. a wall ask a colossal waste of money for a crisis that doesn't exist. the border security money that we've spent has worked. the number of unlawful crossings has gone down dramatically in the last 15 years. the number of undocumented people in ...

You don't want to hear the words from the president himself, then bring out tborder security agens to explain why we need stronger border security. in their words they said we don't need a wall from sea to shining sea, but we do need it in certain areas. when you have the border security agents actually pleading with the american people and pleading with the members of the house that this is necessary, i think then we need to take a serious step back and listen to these experts. >> where do you see this heading, this emergency declaration by the president? do you think there is still room for ...