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The democrats want to do this from a policy perspective but want to play kate part of our base. that is very important. the republicans need to do this for reasons of self-preservation. they cant have a conversation with the single most rapidly growing part of the electorate unless they address the issue and business community believes resolving the issue is important to growing the economy. i think there is some reason to believe a consensus can be form. it may be a narrow one. one of the main ...

On very big national security policies so that is something that folks up open capitol hill, again, they will use that as a vehicle and that is a smart political play to litigate the differences they have with the administration. >>chris: we have to take a break but when we come back serious movement on immigration reform. will congress pass anything? our! oh my goodness... oh my gosh, this looks amazing... [ male announcer ] 15 entrees under $15! its o new maine stays! seafood, chicken, and mor...

Happens and what we know from the democrats, when the states try for enforce their law, the lawsuits are starts and you have partial dream act and they are not thrilled with help forcement. vitter called rubio naive and nuts thinking it can be done in one bill. you have to establish border security first and then the american people are compassionate and then deal with the people, probably more, closer to 18 will in, not 11 million, but that is the number everyone throws around and deal with the...

Big news for boy scouts everywhere. the bsa is announcing its considering lifting the ban on gay scouts and leaders as early as next week. but the new policy would be put to the decision of seclusion in the hands of local governing officials and sponsoring organizations. joining me now from pittsburgh is jennifer terrell. i interviewed jennifer back in april last year when she was removed from her position as her sons den mom because she is gay. jennifer, its great to have you back on. the petit...

A path to citizenship contingent on, and they will rattle off a list. first is securing the borders. that is contentious. there are some who believe the only way do secure the border is with a fence from the pacific ocean to the gulf coast. maybe say that is unrealistic and it would be porous and people could get over, under, or around it. border security first is a primary contingents. the other contingent is the e verify program which critics say could get dangerously close to a national i.d. ...

>> dan simon, living the collective dream in san francisco. cnn newsroom continues right now. >> hello, everyone, president obama is just about to land in columbus, ohio, to campaign for the jobs bill that republican leaders of congress are openly rejecting. barely 24 hours ago the president showed off his american jobs act and demanded congress pass it with, and i quote, no games, no politics, no delays. but then came the details of how the $447 billion package would be paid for. two ...

Paso. first, cnn senior white house correspondent ed henry. the president will stand at the u.s.-mexican border to make his case. his case for what exactly? >> well, first time as president that hes at the u.s.-mexico border. the case is going to be pretty straightforward. there are republicans pushing for years for more border security first, before you move on to path for citizenship for illegal immigrants. hes going to make the case, that starting in the bush administration, carrying on throu...

On this, that is problematic. he was, after all, in 2007 one of the people who said he supported president bush and senator kennedy and senator mccain on the comprehensive immigration reform and when the time came to vote on it president obama voted against a critical element, one of the three elements of the immigration reform which was the guest worker program and this is more a political speech and im not sure it is where the president ought to go to build on the image of being a strong leade...

Enforced by our law enforcement offic officers. >> any chance that there could be a circuit breaker now that people in arizona decide if we have a willing partner in washington, lets try to talk to through, lets not try to leave it to the lawyers and court. lets try to talk this through and maybe get a tiered process where you get border security first, then a process where you discuss the other things. is there any chance or will this go to the supreme court? >> i dont know what the administrat...

Are less secure. the president doesnt seem to be seeing it the same way, rick, that the american people are seeing it. >> well, the american people are not. the american people have called 59% for border security first. the presidents speech was a fine campaign speech full of rhetoric, had no specifics, no timeline, no plan about immigration reform comprehensively which only 30% of the american people want. i dont know why the border is such a partisan issue. this presidency is turning from, yes...