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Football player. kate steinle's killer was deported five times. recent studies have shown some people deported up to 40 times. our border security strategy of the past is not working. our immigration policies are not working. and i'm glad we have a president in office who is highlighting the issues and willing to work with us in order to stop things like this from happening. this is a very serious public safety issue and our hearts go out to the families. >> sandra: you were in that round table discussion with the president yesterday. the president is pushing hard for border security. he is ma...

Work and communicate with one that we've been hostile to. this administration has been hostile to mexico since the campaign and we don't see signs of increased cooperation and puts us at a disadvantage. i was mayor in nogales, arizona, largest border between arizona and mexico. you need strong relationships in order to make the security progress we need all over america so to focus on the enforcement element i think only solves half, you only consider half of the equation. you really do need to have a strong effective smart border security strategy that includes the neighbor to the south. >> a...

>> no, i don't. and neither do i think that the congress has done enough. this problem has been going on for a long time. and now it's been exaggerated by this humanitarian crisis that we have with thousands of children coming into texas and into my state, into arizona. >> what should he have been doing more of? and have you been given where your district is on the phone with the white house writing letters to the white house trying to get the president to do more? >> absolutely. >> before even this crisis happened? >> well, yes. i've been pressing for changes in our border security strategy a...

One is to look at targeted air strikes against isis without collateral damage to the sunnis. two is a diplomatic solution in the region. i know secretary kerry is going to develop a regional strategy that's very important. anything we do militarily will fail. but i believe if we can take out these isis elements that exist, wherever they exist, that not only stabilizes the region, but then takes away and eliminates the number one threat. >> as you look, do you agree, then, with how the president's approaching it thus far? >> well, it's a little late. i think the warning signs are there. having ...

Him some military options should the conditions -- >> so when and how do you pull the trigger? what are you careful about? >> well, the important thing is that the ultimate solution here is a political one that brings all of the parties back to the table and particularly brings the alienated sunni leadership and population back to the table. we cannot act as if we're just the air force for radical shia elements on the ground. and so that political process has to happen. but militarily, we also have an interest in stopping the progress of isis. and that means developing very discreet isis targe...