patti ann: mike, people see this as kind of a unique opportunity, a good time to strike on this issue? >> reporter: no question about that. post-election the feeling is this is the time to strike. the american public if you look at latest "fox news poll", 2/3 support giving a path to citizenship. bottom line, they feel now is the time. here is senator chuck schumer. >> politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the first time ever there is more political risk in opposing immigration reform than in supporting it. we believe we have a window of opportunity to act, but we will only succeed if the effort is bipartisan. >> to make that effort bipartisan you need the enforcement mechanism essentially making sure that the borders are enforced and regulated as opposed to just giving people amnesty. patti ann? patti ann: mike emanuel, live on capitol hill, thanks. jon: so as the president heads west to rally support for immigration reform there