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>> we have to have a legitimate reason again -- >> tucker: that is not a legitimate reason? he is breaking the law. >> the constitution says that you have to have probable cause. if they providepr probable caus, then absolutely. >> tucker: the probable cause is that we know that he is in the country illegally violating federal immigration law, hold him on those grounds because we think he is ms-13? would you do that? >> if a warrant is issued, we can hold people. we have to follow the constitution. that is what we are doing. the file thing is this -- >> tucker: make it quick, we are out of tim...

Effective i don't think is true. it may be that the justice department tries to move as an energy combat ant, but i think we should msnbc 1 p.m. in these kinds of cases has been very, very effective. >> would you be open to what the president is describing as an attempt to get rid of what he is calling chain migration, where once you have a green card you can bring in family and relatives? >> i think it's something that deserves discussion. on the one hand, it's viewed as, you know, bringing in people that shouldn't be here. on the other hand, it brings -- when you bring in family members, you...

Million people send their census forms back in 2010 who are here illegally. congressional districts and everything. census data of this kind generally captures legal and illegal. it misses some people, 2 million illegal immigrants get mixed, the total immigrant population, 44 million as you said at the outset, if we adjusted for that it is probably 46 million. if we count us foreign minor children, 61 million. heather: the country has the largest number of immigrants coming here, mexico, they decreased 1% since 2010, mexican immigration. thank you for joining us, some interesting numbers. than...

Population. that's the highest figure in more than a sen dry. you may like it. you may dislike it but it's a big deal. steven camerota wrote that new report and he joins us now. the first question is an obvious one. which is no matter where you are on immigration, this is a massive deal. it's changing the country at the most basic level and, yet, i don't ever see this reported anywhere. why is that? >> it's a great question. look, most of this immigration is legal. remember, it's not the weather. it's something we can control. the immigrant population you just ran through some of the numbers. ...

American schools, one third of kids in poverty in america today come from an immigrant family. there are costs and benefits to this but we don't get the big debate about whether this makes sense for the country and since we have such a generous legal immigration system that is driving this. heather: the projected immigrant population moving forward, 7.9 million, 2040, 65.1 million, 2060, 78.2 million. you mentioned this briefly. what is the benefit? >> the benefit might be to employers if you increase the supply of workers generally, you reduce wages. if you are looking to hire someone or buy ...