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Compromise likely will have to be what everyone reaches. what of hr-2, the stricter asylum rules, deporting at the border, are there any elements that in order to get the larger package through, that you will willing to accept of that legislation? >> well, first of all, this congress under the leadership of mr. johnson seems to be more concerned, if you listen to their rhetoric from the visit here to texas just a couple days ago, they're more concerned and looking towards shutdown rather than solutions. the solutions have been there. i'm sponsor of the dream and promise act. we have a bill tha...

Immigration is a big winning issue. they are highlighting it. they think they can get a victory here. the legislative changes, can they get something out of this negotiation with the democrats. >> they should be able to. this has become an enormous liability for the biden administration and democrats particularly in the last few months, his polling numbers are dreadful, enormous liability. the question, how much do they demand, do they go down the road again of all or nothing? as you and i both know if you present the binary choice you end up with nothing. right now, senate republicans are try...

Sweeping immigration bill that includes other things like e-verify, might be difficult for democrats in the white house to swallow that. we will see where they land and if they are willing to take a good deal when it presents itself. paul: we don't know how well senate talks are going behind closed doors. optimism from kirsten sinema, the independent from arizona this week but less enthusiasm from the democrats but those things that, those policies kim mentioned, humanitarian parole republicans want to put a cap on that. that is what biden has used to weigh people through, asylum standing, the...

Republicans do it. he accused president biden of when he visited the border of being a photo op. but just the fact that they're not in washington, where the negotiations are happening, talking to the lawmakers in the senate, their colleagues in the senate about actually passing bills that would actually fix this. because no matter what you talk about what the president could do here, or mayors or other people, it's really congress that everyone looks to that time and time again doesn't actually do anything. >> yeah. and look, they have a point, the house republicans, speaker johnson when it co...

The senate majority leader chuck schumer says are just a non-starter. and frankly, i don't even know that -- well, most republicans in the senate would vote for them. but i don't even know that they'd get all senate republicans when it comes to hr 2. it's a pretty tough bill on the border. and it doesn't include any sort of measures to appease anybody who might be more moderate on the issue, such as, for example, providing a path to legal status for the dreamers, or any of the other items that might be included in a more comprehensive border and immigration measure. >> yeah. it doesn't seem li...