republicans only 51 votes in the senate and a number of moderates who perhaps don't support the president's current legislation lose two votes in the senate and i don't tell i don't know that they have unified support. >> i think it's an opportunity for the president to get meaningful border security and border immigration progress made here. >> but is he using children and using the separation as a means of doing it? >> it's not just about the children. there are many other components of why we need to fix immigration system and it's disgusting. the democrats are stonewalling and using the children and saying -- >> we are not going to be -- >> no. >> this is -- >> no, we are not going to vote for this immigration practice because it has wall funding. why don't you compromise? >> 25 billion dollars for wall funding at this time? >> let me -- >> let me ask you a question about the influence on president trump. the steven miller. in "the new york times" is quoted.