Chris Hayes and Michael Burgess discussion part 2

Continuing the discussion on MSNBC, Hayes then exposed the Democrats' true intention.Show more

"There are thousands of these children who do not need to be detained, that we're spending $700, $800 a night on. We are taxing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and there are thousands who have family members who we don't need to be detained," he said.

"What is the ideal situation? The ideal situation from a policy perspective is if they have a family member in the states they can go to, for the U.S. government not to stretch its resources and have to look after them and put them with those folks."