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>> they tried to do that. they tried to do a border security piece to put pressure on them, they always want that amnesty piece. it would be great to do that. it would be. >> either harry reid wouldnt do the vote or it failed in the senate. >> eric holder is sending a whole bunch of laws down to defend these kids that are in these camps down south. its not a bad trade. i would say lets have the kids. you guys keep the lawyers. why not? thats a good trade. >> always against the lawyers. >> hillar...

Issues so, lets go through some of them right now. immigration reform, which looks like theres something that house speaker john boehner and the president might be able to eventually reach an agreement on. are you ready when all the dust settles that agreement would allow millions of these illegal immigrants eventually to have what they call a pathway to citizenship? >> right. well, obviously, immigration is a big issue that faces the country. weve been a history -- we have a history, a long his...

Im supporting good, sound policy that will add to the greatness of america. i think this is a bill that improves upon the challenges the senate bill had. i would disagree with the president. the senate bill is not ready for prime time. there is not going to be a vote in the house on the senate bill. both republicans and democrats have agreed that the border security piece in the senate piece is very flawed. so we fixed that. so we added the republican bill from the house that actually fixes that...

With the democrats on this issue, as far as you know? >> i am because i dont look at this as a republican or democrat issue. this is an american issue that can help solve our economy, one that affects not only my community in california but across our entire nation. so weve got to get something done. im going to be a leader that hopes to get both parties together. im the first but i expect to see many other republicans signing on soon. >> do you think that the speaker will allow the senate-passe...

>> realistically, congressman, how many republicans do you think you can bring over to your side? >> you know there have been a large number of republicans that have been out there out front talking about an earned path to citizenship. i think if youre talking about an earned path to citizenship, your only concern is making sure that the border security piece is strong. and thats exactly what we have in the mccaul bill that has now been added to some of the senate versions. so im confident were ...

Rule apply to any bill that comes out of conference? >> yes, i absolutely would. i think the speaker of the house has said the same that he would as well. that is not going to happen. as we proceed into the discussions about the immigration issues, theres one thing all of us agree on, i think for the most part, and that is, we dont support the senate bill. you know, i think its interesting, sean, if you ask the senators who voted on that bill, how many of them have read the bill, how many of the...

Matter to be the fulcrum as lindsey graham suggests. martha: some would argue that its growing and their influence is growing and to ignore them would be a tpaoupblg error. huge arrest or. i dont think anybody represents this better than marco rubio. he has withheld the answer as to whether he would support legislation that he helped create at this point. >> there is a reason for that, martha. the reason is that the border security provisions in the senate bill will be hard for republicans to sw...

>> im sure theres a lot of argument from the south. there is a lot of argument from the south that its the american appetite for drugs that fuels the drug war, richard to the notion of kind of hypocritical or complicated situations, the border security piece is something that americans are rallying around, vis-a-vis the immigration reform bill. we know that the u.s. spent nearly $18 billion in immigration enforcement agencies in the last fiscal year. which is more than all of our other law enfor...

Immigration laws at an advantage over those who chose to do things the right way. explain that to me. >> the feeling among republicans is that in previous conversations about immigration reform and trying to move things forward that border security piece and making sure that it is tied to whatever occurs with the pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants has been neglected. republicans have felt that in the past and they have been serious in suggesting that now whatever emerges in the form o...

Citizenship. >> janet napolitano was on the board stressing the border security piece of this, which the coalition and the senate, the bipartisan group says has to be hand in hand and if not preceding what is done on path to citizenship. >> i agree you cannot secure the border until we have somehow have a system in the united states to check people that are being employed here and have an id check for people that are already here in the united states and allow them to come out of the shadows. le...