748-8001. c-span or goet at to facebook.com/c-span. the south florida sun-sentinel about last night s debate, the gloves come off. let s take a look at one exchange between the two candidates on deportation. can you promise tonight that you won t do for children and that you won t deport immigrants who don t have a criminal record and could i get a yes or no answer? yes you can because the question you are asking was about children s taking asylum. , i would like to see those laws changed and i would like to see added to them, a guarantee of counsel and support for children. if you are asking about everybody already here, undocumented immigrants. the 12 million who are here. to deporties are violent criminals, terrorists and anyone who threatens our safety. policy asave the same the current administration does. that weit is important move to a comprehensive immigration reform, but at the same time stop the roundup, stop the deporting of people who are living here doing th
so i am more than happy to own the responsibility as president, as the only officeholder who is elected by all of the american people, to continue to make efforts to bridge divides and help us find common ground. as i have said before, i think that common ground exists all across the country and you see it every day in the way people live together, work together, play together, and raise their kids together. but what i am not going to do is to validate some notion that the republican crackup that has been taking place is a consequence of actions that i have taken. and what is interesting i will just say one last thing about this there are thoughtful conservatives who are troubled by this, who are troubled by the direction of their party. i think it is very important for them to reflect on what it is about the politics they have engaged in that allows the circus we have been seeing to transpire and to do some introspection, because ultimately, i want an effective republica