>> randy capps? >> i think we need to have both conversations. i think at the moment there are 11 to 12 million unauthorized immigrants in the country. there's also millions of homeless people and veterans. they're both populations what in need of assistance. the thing is, many of them do have jobs, many of them don't need assistance. they're not eligible for public assistance so they're not taking benefits away from other people. at least from my point of view. but that doesn't mean by a long shot that this is the most important problem facing the country and honestly, that's oni of the challenges in having the whole federal government shutdown over there.: because there's a lot of other problems not being addressed in society. >> silver spring, maryland, next. >> caller: my question is,d ch is the status of the -- that probably the children here r. they eligible to become citizens? how do they stay indefinitely. thank you have a good day. >> that was the program that i mentioned earlier, the deferred -- >> dapa. >> dapa as opposed to daca. that

for childhood arrivals deferred action for childhood arrivals back in the news,, we're joined by randy capps of the migration policy institute to take a dive into that program. it feels like

executive director at the center for law and social policy and then the migration policy institute's randy capps on the status of the daca program. ♪ host: good morning. it is thursday, january 24, 20 19. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] of the longest government shutdown in history. stateday, the president's of the union address became the latest victim of the shutdown after speaker nancy pelosi told the white house she would not allow the president to address the nation while the shutdown persists. president said he would wait until the government reopens. that is where we will begin on the "washington journal" this morning. let us know your thoughts on the postponement of the state of the union. democrats, 202-748-8000 is the number. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. you can catch up with us on social media. on twitter it is @cspanwj. on facebook it is facebook.com/cspan. a very good thursday morning to you. you c