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Half over his first time. >> this idea, of decriminalizing, crossing the border, it is a little bit outside of even mainstream democratic thought. is that popular amongst the crowd that's with you? there are some who say this opens the road for donald trump who has continued to say that democrats don't like borders, suggesting the idea that if you cross the border, it is a misdemeanor charge. >> reporter: exactly. and it was actually former department of homeland security secretary jay johnson who just earlier this week wrote an op ed in "the washington post" in which he said this is the easie...

Bill clinton signed the illegal immigration reform and responsibility act which is really the first time we saw any real border enforcement. so the tweets from this morning saying democrats don't like borders is nonsensical. president obama was the one who deported the record number of undocumented persons. >> and there were more than a few groups who support immigration, who were very unhappy with him. >> very. very unhappy. and the fact is that, yes, immigration is down, but this is a trend that we started seeing during the obama administration and more than anything it has to do with our ec...