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Democrats in the senate and the house that would get you, the democrats, to compromise on border wall funding? >> look, i think that we have offered numerous times to make more extensive investments in border security. we want border security. we're for border security. we don't think the wall works. clearly the mexicans aren't going to pay for it, as was the president's claim, but when you ask me that, yes, i think we could support enhancement to border security, bur we don't think the wall is the answer and we're not going the agree to that. that does not mean we don't want stronger security...

And i trust it and i believe it to be the case. >> dan: joining a cell with reaction is austan goolsbee, national security analyst morgan ortagus and florida congressman matt gaetz. austin, let's go to you first. you know i always appreciate a good back-and-forth with the will, you are always a gentleman. >> we have a fun time. >> austin, simple question on this. do border walls work as a deterrent or not? >> no, you have 60% of the people that come to the country illegally. they fly here and come to an airport so i don't think the wall works, no. >> dan: of course the plane will fly over the ...

Lecturing us about jesus. i'm a pro-jesus, but lecturing about jesus -- you know what i mean? is insulting. >> let me try to make an adult argument. i think it is political symbolism. i think it is something the trump campaign at the road at election time, and the reason i say that is because, if you were serious about illegal immigration, which i think democrats and republicans ought to be, he would go after things that were going to make a difference. the primary suction tube of illegal immigration is visa over stays. most people come here, they come on b cells, they overstay their visas. go...

And speaker of the house lecturing us about jesus. i'm pro-jesus, but lecturing about jesus -- you know what i mean? it's insulting. >> let me try to make an adult argument. i think it is political symbolism. i think it is something the trump campaign threw out at election time, and the reasonoai say that is because, if you were serious about illegal immigration, which i thinke, democrats and republicans ought to be, he would go after things that were going to make a difference. the primary suction tube of illegal immigration is visa overstays. most people come here, they come on visas, they o...

To be the case. >> dan: joining us now with the reaction, formal obama economic advisor austan goolsbee. national security analyst morgan ortagus, and florida congressman matt gaetz. okay, austan, i'll go to you first. you know i appreciate a good back and forth with you, you ar- always a gentleman. >> we have a fun time. >> dan: we do. i tell the producers, oh, great, austan is here tonight, it will make for a grade back and forth. austan, simple question. do border walls work as a deterrent a or not? >> no -- i mean, you got 60% of the people that come into the country illegally who fly here...