… that the children would be cared for once they made their way to the United States, if they made their way to the United States. The lesson here is clear. President Obama agreed with Republicans back in the day that these incentives could and should be fixed legislatively. And I'm talking about the Flores case now. But the Democratic base would not hear of it. They would prefer to have migrant children endangered than even raise the possibility that some illegal immigrants might be deported. (12:52–13:01)
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Asserts that President Obama agreed with Republicans on the need to fix incentives legislatively.
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