could pay the american taxpayers back. a lot of sources say it s early in the process. the new administration hasn t even been sworn in. martha: we ll watch that one. what are democrats saying now that republicans are looking to carry out this campaign promise? a 2006 law authorized building a 700 plus mile physical barrier at the southern border and it has been noted that some high profile democrats including then senator barack obama and chuck schumer voted for that bipartisan measure but southern border democrats don t sound as enthusiastic 11 years later. newer technology that will help our agents on the ground do the job they are supposed to do. let me be very clear that i m not in any way suggesting that we shouldn t secure our borders. i think we have to do that. although i just think that doing it with a wall is not the way to do it. a number of hill sources say they would like to see an