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He opposed the law and still stands in opposition to the law. they are both joining us from phoenix. >> this everify system is supposed to help employers from hiring undocumented workers. is the system working? >> well, the system, overall, is working, but there are a few holes in it. the major hole is in the area of identity theft. the system does a good job of determining if a social security number is valid, but there are still problems in terms of whether that social security number actually...

State and local levels. arizona 1070, a law was passed in fremont, nebraska. does the federal government need to step in now and do something about it? >> yeah, john. and they should. they should not make the same mistake they did in 96, rewarding people for being here illegally. call on everybody who work together on the bipartisan bill. the schuman bill that had over 230 supporters. the lets do something we can agree on. lets concentrate on the employment magnet. its require everybody to use e...

Hundreds of people that have died in the last year on the other side of the border combating those drug cartels. we should understand that occurs. >> greta: im trying to think what is the most efficient way -- i understand that people use drugs in this country. if we can try to cut off the source, to do what we can, if we quickly secure the border where a lot of these drugs are coming in that is going to have some impact in the short run. >> what im trying to do is say look you and i we travel, ...

Died in the last year on the other side of the border combating those drug cartels. we should understand that occurs. >> greta: im trying to think what is the most efficient way -- i understand that people use drugs in this country. if we can try to cut off the source, to do what we can, if we quickly secure the border where a lot of these drugs are coming in that is going to have some impact in the short run. >> what im trying to do is say look you and i we travel, they swipe that passport, it ...

Mistakes in doing the documentation checks. >> greta: i think it you rely on the internet system set up by the federal government to facilitate whether someone is legal or illegal, could you not? >> arizona mandates the voluntary federal e-verify system can be used. it is not a complete defense. the business can use e-verify and still be prosecuted for saying you should have known people were undocumented. studies show that half of undocumented immigrants will pass the e-verify system. so, -- ge...

Mistakes in doing the documentation checks. >> greta: i think it you rely on the internet system set up by the federal government to facilitate whether someone is legal or illegal, could you not? >> arizona mandates the voluntary federal e-verify system can be used. it is not a complete defense. the business can use e-verify and still be prosecuted for saying you should have known people were undocumented. studies show that half of undocumented immigrants will pass the e-verify system. so, -- ge...

Political stand for the republicans to take to reach out to the president? wouldnt this be one issue? because lets face it. votes do count! >> well, i think the one issue you get into is arizona two years ago implemented e-verify, and everybody thought that was going to be the end of the world. >> but e-verify, i have to challenge you on that. e-verify is a program and not every employer goes by it. there is a lot of cheating going on out there. >> and that is why what you do with the schulervil...

E-veri e-verify. president bush had a no-match rule. it required companies to file employees with suspect social security numbers or they would be fined. the third one is providing a path to citizenship. obviously, that has not happened so far. they are saying at this point that one is a stalled promise from the campaign. >> as a whole, how is the president on all those promises? >> this is why we like to look at the obameter. one is promises kept and promises broken. politicians shouldnt get lo...

Its an obameter. three big promises me he made about immigration. secure the border, crack down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants and provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. you see right next to it he said how well he has done. they are giving him in the worse. the administration has announced steps to be beef up security on the border and to help fight drug cartel. this is a general promise he made as a candidate. when it comes to cracking down on employers who h...

Jane: a lot of attention, of course, on arizonas controversial new law on illegal immigration, but some lawmakers are saying first things first. we need to secure the boarder and stop the violence. members of congress have just sent a letter to president obama calling for federal help asking that the national guard be deployed to the u.s./mexico border. congressman briel bilbray of california is here, he signed that letter along with 14 other republicans and two democrats. congressman, thanks fo...