Transcript for This Week Off the Set with Chris Christie, Donna Brazile

I think so much for joining us off this that I am leaning on and I am here and out of his own interest is to me just finish up our act as this is mr. Stephanopoulos and it's perhaps a little bit more about the topic of the week some eight so much. For secure our partners so excited happy oh excellent. Similar big topic of course this week integration is it's all anybody has been talking about. I'm certainty. In the Truman administration. Into. Zero. Tolerance policy and it really understand all of that is when. Knobs should I think. Present group meals served our partner justice. Autopsy found that if you arrest everybody. It's coming across the border that way that we don't know judges handle cases prosecutors in the case we don't know detention some of the whole people your resting. The president absolutely wouldn't. And the proof of that is that we found out that it was going to be child separation he signed an executive order Thursday stopping. So I think this is one of the circumstance when the president was incredibly he'll serve. By his own legal team department justice. In. Its testing. As. Well internal process. Process instantly to the decision that attorney general session me but what. The real life consequences is that we now understand that there. Thousands of children that have been separated parents and a facility that parents been arrested on neglect and as evidence that we don't know what the next steps we'll let children be reconciled with their parents. Will the parents be able to go to the legal process remember and he came seeking a south many of them. And in. They should not have been arrested for something and that there isn't old law against seeking a solemn. As a low when you cross legally Jeff Sessions made a decision to prosecute everybody across the border. It regardless of the purpose and therefore we have a crisis and I don't think executive audit we'll solve the crisis. What I what I wanted to come boxer was on our show this morning he tied to. It's just coming here to look criticized. Giant challenges after twenty somethings and went seventeen when he sat. That they were considering this spring families had to turn now to top Murase clarified that that was the policy they are considering they've been undertaken and because they undertook a zero tolerance policy. That's why we've seen the separation coming out golden army had a message. The nastiness saying that that was something they considered. The message oriented young man. What does matter and I also had to be fair. We have failed to separate from the Obama administration also because of the long awaited study that human ressam who had children the loss that you couldn't keep children with them. And so that was going on him and President Obama when he became aware of 2015. They stopped and they went to catch and release. Afterwards. And the fact is the president has put humane stops this executive order if these are partisan survive. I judicial scrutiny that's going to be back in the hands of congress because it's their laws forcing his hand you one thing or another. So I think what will happen ultimately is that you will go back catch and release of executive orders overturned until the congress. It gives them tools you do something different that's what you think it matters and I think it matters to make decisions that not to do. I think that was the right decision that based upon the resources they have I think what do what Justice Department has Justice Department initiative. Decide to do this time he'll serve the president will serve our country. I believe that. What is necessary at this point isn't to trap administration is appealing to the judge California. Judge Sally Jean who has been responsible floor. The floors settlement that came about almost twenty years ago this is a problem that is existed for a long time we need comprehensive immigration reform. What is still with the auto what is dealing with those who are here and document what is doing with those who have come in seeking a so we need to figure out how many immigrants wait on HPD. One piece. This is an issue that congress should address they shouldn't keep Kagan at Downey can't. Right now the ball it's and the administration court to try to figure out. What the legal as well as. What I like to say that the health of the families and children. And one of the legal implications in terms of trying to get suggest you reconsider her settlement and an end and. Floors position vigorously in these sectors where was to put it back from its us. That's a vehicle approach acting executive actually just consider that executive action and dessert and decide whether or not that's legal or not. And depending on a judge's decision he ministries don't have to react. But more importantly strike down an executive order in the congress I. Think he's going to be enough. No choice act because chart she won't be able to wait and anymore and say the president could fix this just in Helmand the mind won't now if our president. Speaking to Chuck Schumer charged it was you who wins it OK chuck now hand in my and you write some legislation that can be bipartisan differences. And let's talk about that bipartisan legislation we head factors at play us this morning heats up that. They didn't work today policy that would allow for a release of these families but some sort of monitoring mechanism. GPS monitoring ankle bracelet monitor is something that you think isn't content as a compromise that's that's. At this point with so many children separated from their parents and they have their guardians we need to figure out some method to. When that I'll bring these families back together. Beyond that. We have we still have a problem these these individuals have come across the border seeking a solemn. Do we have enough judges did we have. Re sources. While they are detained while they look this prices. What where's the floors decision as Italy did you get only detained children for twenty days distant take up to four months. Flow of the process to work its way I do believe that Democrats have coveted table and has a lone Republicans it's been many bipartisan agreement. So the president on Capitol Hill this past week saying pass up and to house Republicans. One bill went down that let bill which was a more conservative. Deal. Will this next new moderate deal passed and I don't think it will actually want. We do GPS issues US I think it has shown itself much more effective catch and release. And getting people come back and so. I've always felt that UK perfect wave good. So people say well maybe they GPS system is a 100% that's okay. It's going to be much better than just releasing people actually know monitoring at all so maybe that's what we need to do is the next step. That gets rid of the detention issue for both vehicles and the children. And as a greater. Opportunity for proposals come back from hearing. Rather than just escape into the United States and disappear. Into our free society. So there's a lot of things to be talkback considered here and certainly GPS ankle bracelet is something that needs to be considered even if it's only Richmond step. Through our solution. House and turn discussed Taiwanese. And in. Seems like a simple question but it. How big an impact he. It collapsed. Look I think over the last beautiful political cycles immigration has always been a topic whether it's on the Republican senator Democrats on the democratic side. We want to protect dream as we want a path to citizenship Paula. Those who've been here and I can and it will also want to process which those who is Seeking Asylum to it to happen here. We also believe that we need to look at Alan HB one visas and others. You know migration act as. I think we've got to come up with a solution it's kinda we have comprehensive immigration reform I think this nonbinding issue. Also think that we don't see everything from his guns. Religion I mean mid term elections notoriously drive in based turnout. And not a real large turnout but I think a lot of Democrats that we're gonna focus on the economy Great Britain body issues. We have a look at top administration policy on a host of issues from health care to trade. And we're gonna make the case to the American people that the Democrats and Republicans. Clearly cannot get things done they have all the pollen world and he still came as legislation's I think Democrats and my dad's foot check on the Republican's power. The whole president trop accountable and work until about Rio Grande bodies. Among my friends all power in the world what Barack Obama had in 2009 via filibuster. Proof majority in the senate. Right other problems that 51 votes which means. With the exception of the nuclear option on judicial actions. They really can't do weigh in with getting into the nine votes from Democrats who at this point only a very rare few of them. By Joseph Manchin and Joseph Donnelly few others have been willing to cross the aisle the rest of Democrats happened. But I don't because of its journalists and determined I think comes right immigration as temperatures will inform voters but that's what orders will decide. I think it we have a period of extraordinary economic growth right now. Are we 3% GDP growth projected for this year it even higher for this quarter going into the election. And people to vote their pocketbook that you vote. If I had to an average for a half hour I got to raise our got a tax cut which is also help to spur the economy. So I think what you'll see Republicans in individual house races really emphasizing. He is he improved economy they don't want to talk about these issues as divisive and tough. These guys and women are Hillary Clinton districts so they're gonna wanna talk about the economy. And in the worst senate races I think more than those from discusses talk statewide races so it's going to be very interesting on the increase predicted now. I think the best guess is what we sit on the show earlier which is. The Democrats look fevered. In the house and I think the Republicans favored this. But what we keep the game is at three fourths of the American people will also be going to the polls this fall people from going. And Utah mountain artistry and unknown element we can tell them the house and senate without enough time that the school laboratories. Investment grade embody issues that come down what is governments who are raising taxes whether it's governance making decisions about education about you know. Crime and justice issues. The American people us might have to understand that when it comes to the ballot box the a look at the issues got a close to home not just. That the things happen in Washington. Sure there's 33 Republican governors were asking Democrats to. When independence so home to one advantage coverage it's going to be hard to me Tina con and it's. No matter what the atmosphere just answer you probably might guess is you probably see some gains. By Democrats and statehouses. Which will also changed yet certain fit and who emerged as political starts if people start talking about 20/20 in the group is there now. What you're gonna have a should refuse democratic governors. Quarterly newly elected its when he team who makes a pact. I see an opportunity to run for president right away so it's good these mid terms are gonna create I don't something for this fall talking about. For the next two years. I'm not here in a lot of support and red wave prediction an important I just wanna go back to one when everything gets thinner there just fashion. He's the executive order has ended the separation. We've seen that just murder trial have an evil to reunite over 500 kids. We're separate it incessantly there's movers. Is fast separated in total. This is going to be a long process to reunite those kids we'll. What you what you. Well I hope that reconciliation can start with some type I know I've heard something about DNA tests and I also understand it some they're trying to be in touch with the parents and get a description. There's some kids were bracelets whatever the process. He's begun and it me. Effective way we got to make sure that we protected children. But also mixture that. You know in this in the next phase of this process that we more helpful about what we had to land. And separated family if it breaks my heart that that's violent that I brought up President Obama is you know when President Obama tried to. This is something similar that was a great deal outrage I remember because I was like those voices on the left in the middle would and that it. At the moment saying that this is name yeah that you have to treat people who Ryan. For their lives in fear. Is dropped them to leave there homes and seek. You know. Cica secrecy. Please we got to treat them with some degree of humanity excellent. And I just you don't know Thomas. You remember in the 15100 children were separated from a fairly during the Obama administration when they were doing this and so this so. Prominent both parties are really grappled with giving state law and the worst decision. We are very difficult for them to execute what they considered to be an effective strong borders policy either by prison while our preference and throw. And stay consistent with the law and what we believe. Our own moral obligations are to these children. Cigarettes could be a process to get them back together I think it's important for investors focused on. That's a way actually could face. Towards folks that they really do care about them I know the president. I believe the president was horrified by whose images he was I'm prepared for what was gonna happen. And I don't think that we are prepared again and so I'll be good in terms of him using his ability to deal motivate folks because this thing. We just we have to remember that we are not the only nation deal when a migration problem and the leaders are meeting this week to try to pick out what to do about their migration from Africa and the Middle East. We're still at a migration crisis from Central America I think it's also important that the administration. Focus on what's happening in Central America is getting balanced is this this. Violence is to the drug cartels. Which is really pushing people out of their normal lives so I think administration has still would both. The border issue as well as to ongoing crisis in Central America with responsiveness at this migration. He's trying to Portland. He was driving a lot of them through the border. Some of it is that wanted to engage in illegal content from here to is the majority. The statistics show people. Running away from danger. And their own country in part to a place perfectly safe. Fact is that the community should be able to gain in each and every hazy day VW credit dancers here process but we also provide resources to do today. And that's who part of the problem too and I think Hamas is this morning as well you know it's been now five congress and grow that if tonight. Republican Democrat and a Republican administrations. The additional funding to deal with the border issues detention issues judicial issues. Prosecutors shoes and unless the congress when this and do that. You know he makes it impossible for any administration Myers George W. Bush Barack Obama and ultimately him this way. Amendment is not just one department. Go Homeland Security Justice Department. And HHS mean we don't multiple. And now perhaps defense you're until it multiple agencies. And now of these agencies actually on the same page just like this crisis has to mean resolved. And and the truly bipartisan way with the president has to make sure there abound in this administration. There need to me on the same page. Tell us to think there's so much for sticking around and think you guys are tuning in to this week that's out. Join us next week when we continue our conversation thanks much.

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