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Republicans want border security and a change how the u.s. looks at immigration? >> yes, not just daca alone. republicans want more comprehensive immigration reform. that may include a new process for young illegal immigrants, but also border security and according to what arkansas republican senator tom cotton says, a merit-based immigration system. >> what i'm trying to do and what senator perdue wants to do is treat people for who we are. if you're a doctor or scientist or computer programmer, it shouldn't matter whether you come from nigeria or norway or any other country on this earth. >>...

Merit. one democrat remains hopeful they'll strike a deal. >> i'm encouraged. first of all, we have a bipartisan recommendation. a bipartisan legislation that's been worked out after they sat down last week with the president, and it seems to do everything that was asked of them. i would be very, very encouraged that hopefully all my colleagues are going to look at this in a very positive way. if the president said what he said as far as you give me something in a bipartisan way, something you work out and i'll sign it. we hope to work that out and get done. this, all the hypergoing around it ...

We must take care of these young people who know america as their country. as the only country they know. it's not fair, it's not right and not just. we must not give up or give in, continue to press on and get a deal. rick: fox team coverage, molly hen i thinkberg and phil keating near the president's mar-a-lago estate. phil, all quiet at the winter white house tonight? >> reporter: everything is quiet for the moment, rick, no public events planned for the rest of the evening as was the case all day. president has been back at mar-a-lago since early this afternoon after spending about five ...

Morning before we left, the president tweeting this out from mar-a-lago, daca is dead because the democrats don't really want it. they want to talk and take debt relief needed money away from the military. still optimistic on "fox news sunday." >> i do not believe daca is dead, but what i would say is from my perspective, of course, is the secretary of homeland security, it's not a daca deal, it's a security deal. what my role is to make sure we don't end up here again, close the loopholes to ensure the temporary populations not only take the dangerous journey to get here but when they get her...

We must take care of these young people who know america as their country. as the only country they know. it's not fair, it's not right and not just. we must not give up or give in, continue to press on and get a deal. rick: fox team coverage, molly hen i thinkberg and phil keating near the president's mar-a-lago estate. phil, all quiet at the winter white house tonight? >> reporter: everything is quiet for the moment, rick, no public events planned for the rest of the evening as was the case all day. president has been back at mar-a-lago since early this afternoon after spending about five ho...