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Immigration proposal, it generates heated debate in border cities like el paso. and people here from both sides of the aisle agree that this plan doesn't do enough to address the surging number of migrants in their streets. but, for different reasons. those folks who are supportive of the president argue that it doesn't do enough to address the resources that the city is having to put up to address the families that are coming over. and they actually think this plan is a start and welcome the merit-based system. they say we should know who is coming and what they can contribute and they welcom...

This plan doesn't do that. and so it is a conversation in trying to move forward ideas on how to transition to a merit-based system. but i think it's going to be that, a conversation piece. >> all right. walter. >> tng frrngs,be be sprn you're a dp pfrm fuchlt when you're looking at the problem woor evening. and for all of 2018, it was 400,000 people, border patrols overwhelmed, ice is over

This -- this so far on capitol hill, daca obviously is one of the biggest issues out there in immigration. the plan doesn't appear to touch that. so democrats, you know, yesterday said merkley said no way, not even think bag it. when republican senator lindsey graham was asked about the difference between his new immigration plan and yours, he said and i quote senator graham, the white house's plan is not designed to become law. in, lindsey's law is designed to become law. is he right? your plan is not designed to become law? >> no, that's incorrect. in fact we have a whole bill and lots of de...

Merit-based. they want a points system so you bring more high skilled immigrant workers into the country. there's a sive vicks test, an english language test. fundamentally there's attempt to change the conversation at the mouse to talk about how they can be pro immigration at least on the high skilled part. a lot this plan doesn't do. it doesn't make much of a nod to the political reality. that is you'll need to get democrats, even republicans on board. in some ways it's a test on whether or not the president can continue to shape the republican party in his own mold or whether or not they'll...

Kind of the money investment if they can find a contamination like this to install a filtration system, this is in the shadow of the firefighters academy. firefighter foam is one of the top contamination of pfas. >> a number of chemical companies have been sued that have produced firefighter foam that the town has purchased. we're pursuing that through courts to see if we can get reimbursement. >> the epa has pushed back on the plan to address these substances that have been linked to cancer, thyroid issues. environmentalists say the plan doesn't go far enough. >> the plan doesn't stop the