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Well see if this brings more republican votes without losing democratic ones. >> mark, since the addition of the agents, thats $30 billion over ten years. that doesnt include the drones that are a part of it. >> thats one of the ironies here. some of the republicans who are pleased by this are more than happy to have the federal government spend a lot of money for these types of jobs for this type of border enforcement. tamron, you mentioned the conservatives. the conservatives that are opposed ...

Thats why he became a member of the gang of eight with marco rubio to work on this legislation. but the other problem that lindsey graham has is he is very likely to face a tea party challenger next year in the republican primary in that very conservative state of south carolina. so he was looking at the gang of eight as a kind of protection program for himself. get the thing off the table, get it done. ride marco rubios coattails to some kind of compromise. the problem is the first thing marco ...

Out, and that in my view is the difference. i think it does matter who they run-in 2016 when they pass immigration reform or not. th very different in congressional district and within states for senators on this issue. remember, mitt romney carried a majority of congressional district. and if republicans engage in passing a bill that is seen by their base as being a soft on border enforcement and another amnesty, they are going to have trouble themselves getting reelected. they are not fools. s...

Lindsey graham has is he is very likely to face a tea party challenger next year in the republican primary in that very conservative state of south carolina. so he was looking at the gang of eight as a kind of protection program for himself. get the thing off the table, get it done. ride marco rubios coattails to some kind of compromise. the problem is the first thing marco rubio said once he put out his bill is you know what? its not strong enough on the border. i got to make it stronger on the...

Lindsey graham has is ooze very likely to face a tea party challenger next year in the republican primary in that very conservative state of south carolina. so he was looking at the gang of eight as a kind of protection program for himself. get the thing off the table, get it done. ride marco rubios coat tails to some kind of compromise. the problem is the first thing marco rubio said once he put out his bill, its not strong enough on the border. i got to make it stronger on the border and linds...

But -- like rubio -- >> the overall legislation, as rick said, is very represses ive in its essence. the gang of eight, bipartisan consensus, will do nothing, absolutely nothing, to ameliorate the worst parts of immigration policy as far as persecuting, prosecuting, jailing, deporting, rating, terrorizing, killing immigrants. nothing except add $6 billion to increase border enforcement, add more money to i.c.e. when you get down in the details, its not just devils but theres frankenstein and -- ...

Whether the notion that hispanic voters were largely what gets talked about in terms of where republicans need to mess animal better on immigration, thats not necessarily the lead issue that hispanic voters make their decisions on. they make their decisions on a lot of issues. i do think it becomes a lot harder for republicans to get their mess animal across. the perception is we are not listening to immigrants, we are anti-immigrant. this opens the door to being heard. they still have a huge pr...

So let me repeat. today illegal crossings are near their lowest level in decades. and if passed, the senate bill as currently written and as is hitting the floor would put in place the toughest border enforcement plan that america has ever seen. so nobodys taking border enforcement lightly. thats part of this bill. so this wont be a quick process. it will take at least 13 years before the vast majority of these individuals are able to even apply for citizenship. this is no cakewalk. but its the ...

But even before the immigration reform bill came up, border security all along has been really the sticking point by many gop senators and le legislators. they over and over said we wont have comprehend then suffer immigration reform, we wont have any deal whatsoever in terms of who is admitted, how, and all the other issues. we understand a number of amendments will be put forth during the debate about border security. and one of the amendments that could be very, very interesting and well see ...

Victoria, i want to ask you about that question. my belief is if we pass a joke again, well have just as much anger about illegal immigration. this issue is never going to go away. the social turmoil is not going to go away. assimilation is not going to be any better. well just have hell on wheels again for 20 more years. do you have confidence or do you believe in a bill that is going to be tough as well as lenient in terms of the path to citizenship? >> chris, i do. and when were talking about...