forward? at this moment, most people would tell you probably not. he is the leader of the party, and he is the popular nationally, and john mccain who turned the page on this as a candidate as president and prior life in the senate won t do it now, and they say that the border security first, and border security first and maybe in a lame duck session after the election, maybe, but a possibility of getting it done would be then when after the election and congress comes back and a whole lot of democrats and republicans who will not be here in january who lost in november, maybe different then, but i would not bet the ranch on it. okay. thanks again, john. see you soon. more americans could lose their unemployment benefits starting this weekend. we will look at why some lawmakers oppose an extension. plus a stunning fossil find. some scientists say that this ancient whale was praktically a sea monster.
politicians in washington for once serve the citizens who elected them and it is clear for anyone with a brain that we need to concentrate on the border security first and deportation of illegal immigrants back to their own countries, passing stiff penalties for those employers who hire illegal workers and then and only then talk about some sort of immigration reform. all of the polls are crystal clear that this is what american citizens want. just do it. ray in georgia writes that the president needs to tell the illegals that there will not be any amnesty, loud and clear. it is already the message of the u.s. citizens. if amnesty is granted to the ill leels a this time, there are 20 million more who want amnesty 20 years from now. those who want to be u.s. citizens have a path to citizenship, and it is already in place. if that law needs to be adjusted, then bring it before the people so it can be examined for modification if needed, but no amnesty, period. and michael writes, these d
what she tells me. neighbors who lived peacefully side by side for years are now screaming at each other, with one side saying, well, but the passage of this law, class size is going to go down and the schools, the emergency rooms will be empty. the state bunnell let go up. we will we will get nirvana. and the other side is saying this will be a police state. you will have gestapo on the streets. this will be the disaster that will end freedom as we know it. we can solve the immigration problem without that kind of divisive rhetoric are. it should you can solved on the federal level so that the states don t have to get in it and too many of my checks at the federal level saying, nah, we don t want to deal with it because it is controversial. that is the wrong attitude to take, as far as the congress is concerned, in my opinion. in your opinion, should they deal with it including some sort of legal status for the 10, 12, whatever how many million american it is here illegally, those
situation right outside of los angeles. now, in downtown los angeles reports this morning of a suspicious briefcase found. right near the library, fifth and flower, the bomb squad is on the way to check that out, so we ll keep you posted. jon: rick, thank you. jane: as congress takes up immigration reform, a lot of people argue they should really tackle border security fist. the obama administration is touting some gains in tightening our border with mexico. there are still, though, hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who cross it every single year. william la jeunesse is in yuma, arizona. william? reporter: well, jane, you re right. senate democrats are pushing a proposal to provide amnesty to the 11 million illegal americans living in the country. republicans are going to insist on border security first. problem is, it doesn t have much meaning.
election year, after we ve had bills like healthcare shoved down our throats and a process twisted, tortured, pressured, bribed, you cannot do a serious piece of legislation of this size with this difficulty in this environment. reporter: president obama acknowledged last night on air force one it would be a heavy lift for congress to pass immigration legislation in 2010. but he is still urging lawmakers to start the proce process. it s a matter of political will. we have gone through a tough year. i ve been working congress pretty hard. i know there may not be an appetite to dive in another controversial issue. the republican says he needs help on the republican side to get a bill through this year but in the past, republicans wanted to deal with border security first and then deal with the