intended to be a conversation starter. let me put back up the graphic we have on the side. i want our viewers to see it, we tried to sort through some of the misinformation that was at the top of the president s statement, and boiled down to what is he offering, what is he suggesting? this is what we heard. he wants to invest $800 million in humanitarian assistance. he wants $800 million for drug detection at ports of entry. he talked about more border agents and immigration judges. and he had his $5.7 billion for a physical barrier, but saying it s not going to be from sea to sea. it s not going to be the 2,000 miles of the southern border. he s willing to extend protections for the dreamers three years. and give immigrants covered by temporary status. allowing them to stay in the u.s. if you look at that list, i see you both shaking your head. you don t think democrats want all of these things as well?
the government hostage. we need to reopen the government. and then we can sit down and try to reach an agreement. there s been no sitdown yet, this is just negotiations by tv spotlights. it does sound like trump is conceding on the definition of his border wall. he s asking for 5.7 billion for physical barriers, this will not be a wall from sea to sea. he wants improved drug protection technology at the border, he wants to invest more money in people who can help secure the border, they can help process immigration cases in the past. your party has supported this type of thing, and has supported some fencing in areas where it might make sense. why is this offer such a nonstarter? well, that s right, but we re not going to negotiate with the government shutdown, we need to open the government and then we ll sit down and talk. the idea frankly that he would offer a temporary protection
few places in the world would even consider such an impossible nightmare. our plan includes critical measures to protect migrant children from exploitation and abuse. this includes a new system to allow central american minors to apply for asylum in their home countries and reform to promote family reunification for unaccompanied children, thousands of whom wind up on our border doorstep, to physically secure our border, the plan includes 5.7 billion dollars for a strategic deployment of physical barriers or a wall. this is not a 2,000 mile concrete structure from sea to sea. these are steel barriers in high priority locations. much of the border is already
this is not a 2,000 mile concrete structure from sea to sea. these are steel barriers in high priority locations. much of the border is already protected by natural barriers su such as mountains and water. we already have many miles of barrier, including 115 miles that we are currently building or under contract. it will be done quickly. our request will add another 230 mile this is year in the areas our border agents most urgently need. it will have an unbelievable impact. if we build a powerful and fully designed see-through steel barrier on our southern border, the crime rate and drug problem in our country would be quickly and greatly reduced. some say it could be cut in half. because these criminals, drug
raced red flags about how that would actually work. it includes $5.7 billion for a strategic deployment of physical barriers or a wall. this is not a 2,000 mile concrete structure from sea to sea. these are steel barriers in high priority areas. much of the border is already protected by natural barriers like mountains and water. like his prime time address, he declined to reach out to hundreds of thousands of federal workers fur lowed and out of work. americans that he already incorrectly suggested that are mostly democrats. leaders are praising this including mitch mcconnell vowing to move legislation on this this week, but speaker nancy pelosi declared the effort to be in not