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Political news analyst. how do you think this goes when it gets over to the house? >> i dont think there is a lot of chance the exact bill gets picked up in the house. i think the house talked about picking up certain parts of it. insisting on enforcement first. it has the same element as the senate bill but flips them and says -- 68% of americans and 66% of democrats think enforcement should come first, even though they are friendly on a path to citizenship. and senate democrats dont get their ...

>> just happened. the senate just voting to pass the immigration bill. the vote was 68-32. all democrats, and 14 republicans voted in favor of it. my next guest was not one of them. kentucky republican senator rand paul. i want to know what your main objections were to this bill. >> you know, ive been in favor of it and still am in favor of immigration reform elm just think it should be dependent on border security first. i had an amendment that said, well, hey, guys, lets secure the border and ...

Will be dead on arrival in the house of representatives. house republicans are talking about the incremental approach you favor. deal with enforcement first and after that deal with the 11 million illegals who are in this country. take a listen to speaker boehner. >> it is border security and confidence that we have the border secured before we begin to go down this path of addressing both the legal immigration issues and the illegal immigration issues. >>chris: senator lee, senator graham and a...

Will be dead on arrival in the house of representatives. house republicans are talking about the incremental approach you favor. deal with enforcement first and after that deal with the 11 million illegals who are in this country. take a listen to speaker boehner. >> it is border security and confidence that we have the border secured before we begin to go down this path of addressing both the legal immigration issues and the illegal immigration issues. >>chris: senator lee, senator graham and a...

Reform. >> well be in the neighborhood of 70 votes by time the vote occurs at the end of the week. >> very tense. joe cool aint so cool right now. >> the bill will pass. i think were on the verge of getting 70 votes. >> without some congressional authority and without border security first. >> 70 votes, that is my goal. it has always been my goal. >> i cant support the final bill. >> were very, very close. >>. >> were very, very close. 70 votes. >> whoo-hoo. >> the amendment i think gets us over...

How are you going to vote? >> im all in favor of immigration reform, but im like most conservatives in the country, that i think reform should be dependent on border security first. so i introduced an amendment that would have done just that. border security first and then immigration reform. >> it was defeated. >> with congressional checks on whether or not thats occurring. that wasnt voted on favorably. without some congressional authority and without border security first, i cant support the ...

When it passed. if immigration is going to get done its got to get done in 2013. >> you mean this year? sf >> this year. i think if it doesnt pass this year its going to be so hard to pass in election year. senators who want to move this bill, they know that. i think the house is going to pass something later this summer. then its going to be a question of whether they can reconcile and get agreement between the house and the senate. thats going to be the row. >> what type of agreement do you th...

Uh refuel in the house. on arrival in the house. they are talking about the incremental approach i know you favor. lets deal with enforcement first, and after that we can deal with the 11 million illegals in the country. lets look at something john boehner has said. >> it is border security and confidence that we have the border secured before we go down the path of illegal immigration issues issues and legal immigration issues. >> senator lee, lyndsay graham says of democrats say it will kill t...

Will be dead on arrival in the house of representatives. house republicans are talking about the incremental approach you favor. deal with enforcement first and after that deal with the 11 million illegals who are in this country. take a listen to speaker boehner. >> it is border security and confidence that we have the border secured before we begin to go down this path of addressing both the legal immigration issues and the illegal immigration issues. >>chris: senator lee, senator graham and a...

The fence. i would trust my friend steve king over all of the love and affection flowing from democrats, trying to help the republican party, but the fact is, we love this country and know we need a secure border. the president can do it right now, and we are going to past one bill now and says resolve, the house will do nothing in the president finally secured the border, as verified by homeland security. wouldnt trust them now either, but by the four border governors. >> what is likely congres...