they are our neighbors. we know their kids. too often they are forced to do what they do in a shadow economy where shady employers can exploit them by paying less than the minimum wage. making them work over time and not giving them any benefits. that pushes down standards for all workers, it s bad for everybody, because all the businesses that do play by the rules, that hire people legal gee and pay them fairly are at a competitive disadvantage. american workers end up being at a competitive disadvantage. it s not fair, but that is the broken system that we have today. over the past four years we ve tried to patch up some of the worst cracks in the system. we made border security a top priority. today we have twice as many border patrol agents as we did in 2004. we have more boots on the ground along our southern border than
contribute to their communities. they are our neighbors. we know their kids. too often, they are forced to do what they do in a shadow economy where shady employers can exploit them by paying them less and not giving them any benefits and that pushes down standards for all workers and it s bad for everybody, because all the businesses that do play by the rules that hire people legally and pay them fairly they are at a comparative disadvantage. american workers end up being at a comparative disadvantage. it s not fair but that is the broken system that we have today. now over the past four years, we have tried to patch up some of the worst cracks in the system. we made border security a top priority. today we have twice as many border patrol agents as we did
republicans in your body, has issued one one of his complaints is that he says harry reid and the democrats in the senate have not really gotten behind any kind of a spending plan. well, that s exactly right. and they are in the majority, and so you would expect them to lead. the president of the united states, the leader of the free world, you would expect him to lead. but he is not, and unfortunately, that means the republicans albeit in the minority in the senate and in the majority in the house are going to have to take that leadership role. the problem is, jon, that these issues are so serious and they go so deep that the only way we re going to solve them is if we can work on a bipartisan basis. particularly on things like social security reform and entitlement reform. so i hope the president will meet us halfway, and i hope this meeting this afternoon produces some, some fruit. jon: the president is also meeting with mexico s president, felipe calderon. obviously, border
virginia saying the date has been, quote, overinterpreted and they always have 90 days to reach deployment of nearly 1200 soldiers across southern border states. a spokesperson with the arizona national guard, they are now beginning the application process. officials here in arizona including the governor jan brewer says this is one more example of the federal government not making border security a top priority which has we know desperately feel should be. gregg: 90 days, that is pretty astonishing. julie: 48 hours into the immigration law and the legal battle rages on. jan brewer is considering charges to parts of lawyer that were blocked by a judge. with all the fights in the courtroom how is reinforcement doing on the ground. joining us is a sheriff, thank
to you. now, fox news reached out to the d.h.s. for clarification and a spokesperson there says, quote: the date has been quote overinterpreted. always had 90 days to reach full deployment of 1200 soldiers across southern border states. a spokesperson with the arizona national guard says they are now beginning the application process. so officials here in arizona, including governor jan brewer says this is just one more example of the federal government not making border security a top priority. shannon? always complicated. casey, thank you very much. americans are divided over how to handle illegal immigrants