and we will speak with journalist daniel denvir who has written an article for "the washington post" among others, saying that u.s. deportation policies were responsible for gangs like ms 13. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: singing leonard cohen's song "hallelujah." he was singing at an alternative state of the union, a people state of the union, held that count hall in new york on monday night. this is democracy now! as we look at president trump's first aid of the union, spending the hour on it. on tuesday night, some democrats in the chamber boo'ed when president used the term "chain migration" and try to the terrorist attacks to recent immigrants to sponsor relatives. ," the fourth and final pillar protects the nuclear family by ending chain migration. [applause] under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives. under our plan, we focus on the immediate family by limiting sponsorships to spouses and minor children. [applause] this vital reform is necessary not just for our economy, but for our security and for th