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It is unbelievable, laura. >> laura: and when you go point by point through the law, constitutional law, criminal law, civil law and how far the democrats have moved on this issue with immigration.w, now, michelle, this is barack obama, okay? this is just in 2007 when he was campaigning for the presidency. let's watch. >> i believe there are circumstances where, in fact, illegal immigrants are driving down wages.. the question is, how do we fix it? because, oftentimes, when it's posed that way, the thinking is that somehow we have to pit low-wage american workers versus low-wage immigrant work...

Uncompassionate? it is unbelievable, laura. >> laura: and when you go point by point through the law, constitutional law, criminal law, civil law and how far the democrats have moved on this issue with immigration. now, michelle, this is barack obama, okay? this is just in 2007 when he was campaigning for the presidency. let's watch. >> i believe there are circumstances where, in fact, illegal immigrants are driving down wages. the question is how do we fix it? oftentimes when it's posed that way, the thinking is somehow we have to pick low-wage american workers versus low-wage immigrant worke...

That can make an impact and are making an impact. the first thing to address the crisis is restore funding that has been cut, drastically reduced, put a hold on and that can make an impact right away. >> there was a mass shooting last week in el paso, also dayton, ohio. the one in el paso is believed to have targeted mexicans because of their race and ethnicity and because they were in the united states. the acting homeland security secretary kevin mcaleenan was on on and said the timing of the immigration raids targeting immigrant workers was unfortunate. he was asked about images of crying c...

Of immigrant workers and loaded them on to buses as co-workers and family members watched in disbelief. >> please. >> reporter: kids not knowing where their parents were being taken. this girl says her dad was among those detained. >> my dad -- >> reporter: jordan barnes opened up his gym to children with nowhere to go. >> the children should be the main priority. if we do what we can to help to make this as less painful as possible. >> reporter: the raids happened in six small towns near jackson, mississippi. the sweep had been in the works for months. according to federal officials about 600...

Of the gym decided he would let them stay there for a while. >> immigration and customs enforcement handcuffed hundreds of immigrant workers and loaded them onto buses as coworkers and family members watched in disbelief. >> por favor. >> please. >> reporter: kids left not knowing where their parents were being taken. this 11-year-old says her father was among those detained. >> i see my dad -- rosh jordan barnes opened up his gym to children with nowhere to go. >> the kids should be the main priority. if we all put the kids first and do what we can to help them to make this less painful as po...