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>> we don't know. we've been prop gandized on this where if we do anything to help israel. anything to honor israel and support israel the arab world will turn on us. look at the shambles of the arab world. they're busy turning on each other. yes, there may be attacks on u.s. embassies and violence of other sorts but at some point you just have to do the right thing and damn the consequences. i think we're doing the right thing. >> sandra: our allies are criticizing this move. france, jordan, saudi arabia have said avoid this. they have shared their feelings with the president on this. what ar...

You on. first of all, why should the undocumented children be classified as refugees? what is the thinking there? >> thank you for having us on your show. for us, it was very clear. we've been watching the trends increase since 2008. there has been a 712% increase in the number of asylum applications. an watching the number of children double every year since 2012 on u.s. soil was cause for concern. last year we did intensive research interviewing over 400 children to identify what are the reasons they're leaving. in that context, is there -- are there protection concerns, refugee concerns and...