We've had issues at the border for the better part of two decades. And in those two decades, we've had three really solid attempts at bipartisan immigration reform. And Every single time the Republican Party has blocked those efforts [at bipartisan immigration reform]. So as the president himself said, he had no choice but to go it alone on this. And I think he's absolutely right to do so. (01:00–01:04)
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