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>> dick wants open borders, chris. you know that. the fact is we allowed the bush administration to be able to hide this issue from their buddies. but if the democrats arent willing to take on the big employers exploiting these people and impacting the poor across this country who is going to take on the lawyers? >> let me try that by congressman becerra. is it true whatever deal you are going to get through a majority of americans, 60% of the senate, a majority in the house to get something don...

Outlying areas, always been somewhat connected. afghanistan is a real country. its not a figment of western imagination, but the idea that hes going to have federal control over the entire country is something that would be historically unprecedented here, and i think if were aiming for that as success, were going to be probably left wanting. >> let me ask you a moral question. this is a tough one. what right do we have as an outside force to decide which force in afghanistan prevails? i mean, w...

>> if he goes was immigration and really sticks it and says were going to let those people stay here and fights for it, even if he fails, joan, does that say hes heading for history or whats that tell you? >> these are tough questions because theres such a great political upside to him saying that and that is the latino vote. i saw karen finney, my friend squirm around on this. but again, he could be doing good politics and also believe hes doing good policy and it adds up to the same thing. i d...

Thats still nearly ten years later the justification for what were doing here, and you hear people harken back to that. thats not something thats lost in the distance. the problem is that theres an argument going on here for the afghan people. theres an argument from the taliban. there is something that they are offering. its the same thing they were offering when they came to power in 1994. we are not corrupt and we are of you. the afghan government, on the other hand, is offering, yeah, were s...

And the accountability frames, about the responsibility and accountability of people who hire illegal immigrants and needing to hold those people accountable. >> on that question -- >> and the reality, chris, youve got 12 million people here. theres a practical reality about what well do with them. >> let me give you a practical question, one answer, yes or no. should this compromise the democrats push for include a checkable id card? yes or no? >> maybe. >> what? >> that is exactly the problem....

I want to see the i.d. do you think down the road congressman bilbray we are going to have to let people here stay here or do you believe everybody here illegally is going to have to go home? >> i dont think we can talk about it -- >> we have to talk about it. that is what the negotiation is. >> not until you have proven to the american people. a lack of trust of the federal system. we have to earn the right to be trusted and we wont do that giving amnesty. >> do you know the president of the un...

And they are letting me talk to a lot of afghans with afghan translators so that to me is much more access than i expected. im a newbie here, totally relying on the awesome folks from nbc news who are much more experienced and who are sort of showing me the ropes here. i do feel like ive been able to ask the questions i want to ask. >> theres something wonderfully appropriate about you being over there. i see you. i will now ask you some personal questions. whats the weather like? whats it like ...

>> laws like arizonas put huge pressures on local law enforcement to enforce rules that are ultimately unenforceable. it puts pressure on already hard strapped state and local budgets. it makes it difficult for people here illegally to report crimes. driving a wedge between communities and law enforcement, making our streets more dangerous and the jobs of our police officers more difficult. >> congressman becerra, what do you think the republican policy is on illegal immigration and how to fix t...

>> you dont talk about rewarding those here illegally. >> there will be no deal. >> you are held hostage. >> will there be a deal on immigration reform that doesnt include all three, something on the border, border i.d. and people who have been here a long time? >> absolutely, chris. we have to get the democrat white house willing to take on the employers exploiting the illegal labor. that democratic administration and democratic congress should be able to do. who are they protecting? the chambe...