homeland security kristen nielsen basically donald trump wants to use these children as a bargaining chip to force congress to pass legislation tougher immigration laws and also to give him money for the border war with mexico that he promised and that he ought to reject he said mexico would pay for donald trump even though he claims it s does not need congress to change this policy despondency was initiated by his government only a few weeks ago he could end it immediately but donald trump needs congress and the democrats in congress to get this money for the border war because for that he needs sixty votes in the senate and the republicans only have fifty one and that s why the new trump is not backing down and why he s using these children to support his policies what about his base cost and do his supporters still stand by him on this question most of them do according to the most recent polls