from any republicans that he was in the capitol here tonight. thanks very much. reporting from the white house tonight. caitlin collins is there for us now. what has the white house said about the meeting. reporter: we saw the president go there and give a pep talk to get behind these bills. instead it was one of his greatest hits rally. he talked about everything under the sun while touching on immigration here. there was confusion on whether or not the president supported the compromise bill or i will lewd cancel the visa lottery, curb chain migration and solve.
responsibility. we have to get the democrats to go ahead and work with us because as a result of democrat supported loopholes and our federal laws, most illegal immigrant family suspecies and from central america, cannot be detained together, or removed together, only released. these are crippling loopholes that cause family separation which we don t want. we don t want he says, this thing he caused and this thing he says he travelled to the capitol to try and fix. dana bash. what more are you learning? reporter: the president came and met with house republicans. and the republicans were hoping that he would come and change things for them.
issue, the separation. when he had his stake out today, he said it shouldn t be this broader bill. the ted cruz bill is about locking the children up along with the parents so instead of handcuffs for the parents it is handcuffs for all and second of all, instead of having two weeks of a trial. no way they can get the documentation from their home country and prepare a case and prepare for asylum in this short of time. i am concerned that mitch mcconnell s strategy is a strategy that does further harm. what do you say to the president and his supporters and other republicans who say, look, in the past, the policy hasn t worked that many people are