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It's why it was held to be unlawful by the courts. and it sounds, although he changes his mind from day to day so i don't really know for sure, but it sounds like he's at least -- at last recognizing reality and backing down, which is good news. >> as you know, i.c.e. is set to begin nationwide immigration raids on sunday. the people set to be targeted have ignored a lawful court order to leave. as president would you have i.c.e. officers doing raids like this? >> as president, our enforcement priority would be on public safety, and we would also be working to establish a pathway to citizenshi...

But i never hear them say this is how we would stop or slow down illegal immigration. does anyone have confidence that the democrats will stop or slow down illegal immigration? >> no. >> somebody does? who does? go ahead. let's hear. you are thinking about the challenge. many people see it as a challenge. others may not. >> the democrats have done this and i'm an immigration attorney. i've practiced immigration defense in this area for 13 years. what i have seen with the prior administration was they focused on a core group of immigrants. those would be the ones that were actually problems. an...

On a core group of immigrants. those would be the ones that were the problems. they were enforcement priorities. if you were a recent border crosser, you were an enforcement priority. what they did to accomplish the end result under the obama administration, more immigrants were deported under obama than any president in the history of the united states. they did this not because they were soft on immigration, but because they were targeted on it. they focused on getting, if you will, the bad hombres out. >> you have confidence that the democratic party and elected officials will slow or stop ...

>> it is possible. if there is this question, congressman schiff hypothesizes. it is possible that prior crimes could be used as leverage. we've heard them talk about the ability of foreign governments, if they know about a crime and we don't, it is potentially leverage to use against him. it is also true that the intersection of money laundering and real estate is something that is now a real enforcement priority. a group within the treasury department. a couple years ago, new regulations. if you're in the real estate business and you see a suspicious transaction, it is not just if you're a g...

People that have happened to touch the system are the ones that seem to be then getting deported. maybe, and i mean this not in a criminal sense. i was prosecutor. of course i believe people that have committed crimes should be deported. >> bret: i am talking about a family and what happens to them today. there is not comprehensive immigration reform and it doesn't look like there's a process. >> we don't want to deport 12 million people. the answer is how do you pick the ones that get deported? i would say look at people that have committed crimes, that have committed crimes to matter where t...