REFORM THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. SOMETHING CONGRESS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND CONSENSUS IN FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES, ALEX. >> IT HAS BEEN SUCH A HUGE LONG TIME ISSUE. LET'S SEE WHAT THEY CAN COME UP WITH ON WEDNESDAY. >> JOINING ME NOW CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN ROBERT GARCIA AS WELL AS HOMELAND SECURITY OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE. WELCOME SIR. WHEN IT COMES TO THE BORDER, WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST HURDLES IN SOLVING THE SEEMINGLY ENDLESS ISSUE? >> I THINK, FIRST, WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS WE ARE NOT LINKING BORDER POLICY OR WAYS TO SUPPORT AND ENSURE WE HAVE AN ASYLUM PROCESS THAT WORKS WITH FOREIGN AID OR HUMANITARIAN AID. THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW I THINK REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO FORCE AND LINK UKRAINE AID WITH BORDER REFORM. I THINK THAT IS REALLY SHAMEFUL AND UNFORTUNATE. AS AN IMMIGRANT MYSELF, I KNOW THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS WORKS. AS YOU SAID EARLIER, THIS IS A COUNTRY OF IMMIGRANTS. THE WAY TO GET THIS DONE IS FOR US TO COME TOGETHER WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS WANT BORDER SECURITY. WE HAVE ALSO PROPOSED NUMEROUS WAYS OF GETTING THAT DONE. IT IS ABOUT WORK PROGRAMS. IT IS VENTURING THERE IS ENOUGH LEGAL ATTORNEYS ON THE GROUND TO GET PEOPLE THROUGH THE ASYLUM SYSTEM. IT IS ABOUT BRINGING TECHNOLOGY AND ENSURING THAT THE BOARD IS SECURE. IT IS ABOUT SUPPORTING THE DEPUTIES AND THE NONPROFITS THAT ARE ON THE GROUND. THERE ARE A LOT OF SOLUTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, REPUBLICANS TODAY IN THE HOUSE, ESPECIALLY, AND DONALD TRUMP, ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS DEMONIZE IMMIGRANTS. DEMONIZE ASYLUM SEEKERS. ESSENTIALLY MOVING US BACKWARDS IN OUR PROCESS AND FORGET THAT IMMIGRANTS ARE A LARGE PART OF WHY THE COUNTRY IS SO INCREDIBLE. THEY HAVE WELCOMED PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND OUR FAMILIES. WE ARE ENCOURAGING NEGOTIATORS TO SEPARATE AND DE-LINK THESE. TO LET'S GET FORNEY DONE AND LET'S FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION AS A HOUSE IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE. >> A BORDER DEAL IS STILL UP IN THE AIR AFTER THE SENATE LEFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITHOUT AN AGREEMENT. WHAT DO PROGRESSIVE SOMEONE WHEN NEGOTIATIONS RESUME? HOW LONG BEFORE A FINALIZED DEAL? IS IT PRESUMPTIVE TO ASSUME THE THERE WILL BE ONE? >> AS A MEMBER OF THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS AND ALSO AN IMMIGRANT I SPEAK VERY FORCEFULLY TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE LINKING ANY SORT OF BORDER POLICY WITH FLOODING. WE HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IMMIGRATION REFORM IN BORDER POLICY. THOSE OF US WHO ARE WORKING, PARTICULARLY IN THE HISPANIC CAUCUS IN THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS, SHOULD BE AT THE TABLE AND BE A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE WHITE HOUSE. THE WHITE HOUSE IS VERY CLEAR AND WHAT OUR POSITION IS. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IS, ESSENTIALLY, EXTREME BORDER POLICY THAT, ESSENTIALLY, DONALD TRUMP WOULD LIKE TO SEE INSERTED IN ANY WAY INTO THIS DEAL. WE THINK THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION UNDERSTAND THAT. WE ARE PUSHING REALLY HARD. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS A BROAD IMMIGRATION REFORM PACKAGE COMING TOGETHER IN THE HOUSE. IT HAS BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE THERE HAS BEEN REAL IMMIGRATION POLICY PASSED THROUGH THE DOORS. >>> LET'S SWITCH GEARS HERE THE TENANT GOVERNOR OF OUR STATE, CALIFORNIA, CALLING ON LOCAL ISSUE TO EXPLORE EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION THAT WOULD REMOVE DONALD TRUMP FROM THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY BALLOT. THAT REQUEST JUST A DAY AFTER THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT RULED THE TRUMP WOULD NOT BE ON THEIR PRIMARY ABOUT BASED ON THE 14TH AMENDMENT, WHICH DISQUALIFIES ANYONE WHO HAS ENGAGED IN AN INSURRECTION. DO YOU THINK CALIFORNIA SHOULD MOVE FORWARD ON THIS? >> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WE CAN ALL RECOGNIZE THAT DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF, ESSENTIALLY, TRIED TO OVERTHROW OUR ELECTION. HE LED AN INSURRECTION ON OUR CAPITOL. HE IS A CON MAN. HE'S GOING TO BE CONVICTED OF SERIOUS CRIMES. LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHO DONALD TRUMP. IS HE IS AND HAS SUPPORTED INSURRECTION AGAINST OUR GOVERNMENT. AS IT RELATES TO THE COURT CASES, I THINK WE SHOULD WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE PROCESS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. I WOULD RATHER REST JUST FOCUS AND ENSURE THAT WE DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP AT THE BALLOT BOX. I THINK WE WILL HEAR FROM THE SUPREME COURT. I THINK WE WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE PROCESS LOOKS. LIKE THE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON THE FACT THAT DONALD TRUMP IS LIKELY GOING TO BE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE. WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO DEFEAT HIM AT THE BALLOT BOX. >> THE MASCOT QUAKE WESTERN ON THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR. ON FRIDAY, THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RELATION DEMANDING THE HUMANITARIAN PAUSE IN THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR. 13 NATIONS VOTED IN FAVOR WITH THE U.S. ABSTAINING INSTEAD OF USING ITS VETO TO SHUT DOWN THE RESOLUTION. RUSSIA ALSO ABSTAINED. WHAT EFFECT WILL THIS HAVE? >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE U.N. STAND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, IT'S STAND FOR ENSURING THAT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE SAFE. AS IT RELATES TO UNITED STATES, I'M GLAD THAT THE RESOLUTION WENT THROUGH. I THINK THE UNITED STATES HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE RESOLUTION NOT CONDEMNING HAMAS IN PARTICULAR. THAT HAS BEEN THE POSITION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. THE MORE WE CAN DO TO GET HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA, TO ENSURE THAT THE BOMBING STOPS, WE FINALLY GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HELP THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE, I THINK THAT THAT IS REALLY, REALLY, CRITICAL. I THINK THIS IS A SHIFT. ISRAEL ITSELF IS CHANGING ITS METHODS. I ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS HAVE CALLED FOR A LASTING CEASE-FIRE MANY WEEKS AGO. ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE ALL OF THESE HOSTAGES RELEASED. ALL OF THESE EFFORTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. I HOPE THE UNITED STATES CAN WORK WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS AND BEGIN THE REAL WORK OF REBUILDING GAZA. IT IS GOING TO TAKE
