To have a lawful system of immigration that serves the national interest, we cannot admit everyone who would like to come here. It is just that simple. Julia not that simple. The president plans to delay the program for six months in the hope that congress can find an alternate a more permanent solution. There are around 800,000 people protected from deportation under daca. Joining me to discuss, bloombergs chief washington sport chief washington whoespondent Kevin Cirilli is live at the capital. And in the studio, marty shanker. Great to have you on. Kevin, let me come to you. It was always going to be about the framing in terms of jeff sections talking about the legality, President Trump coming in with his ax his explanation. Did he do enough to say, we do not want this program to end . Kevin it depends on who you ask. Denouncing this. Just in the last two bank powers, Javier Palomar is of the has stepped down from that diversity panel. Republicans are giving a somewhat tepid respons
Standing in the way is a simple yes or no vote in the house of representatives. Just a yes or no vote. If they had allowed a vote on that kind of bill, it would have passed. I would have signed it. It would be the law right now. These leaders right here tried to make it happen. Nancy pelosi kept on saying to john boehner, lets just call the bill. See where it goes. There are republicans who worked hard on this bill too and they deserve credit because even though it wasnt necessarily popular in their party, they knew it was the right thing to do. But despite that the Party Leadership in the house of representatives would not let it come forward and i cajoled and i called and i met. I told john boehner, you know, ill wash your car. Ill walk your dog, whatever you need to do, just call the bill. Thats how democracy is supposed to work. And if the votes hadnt been there, then we would have had to start over. But at least give it a shot. And he didnt do it. And the fact that a year and a ha