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>> let me braing david and manu back in. let me play this clip. >> one of the sad things about this is most of the people who jump over the fence are doing this because they want a better life. i understand that. >> its sad. a dose of reality as well. im wondering, david, how kc confident the white house is feeling about all of this. >> i think theyre feeling good. the president is letting the senate gang of eight go forward with what they can do. but theyre watching. the issue of of the busines...

Security issues. >> is there frustration that republicans are so intent on tying border security to a bill? >> theres a lot of republicans who would like to do that. the president says you cant. he doesnt believe that we can tie a path to citizenship to security on the border. he said can you do both at the same time. you know, also another issue is that a lot of this seems to have already been resolved. we hear senator schumer saying that 90% of the issues have already been taken care of and th...

8th. tom, do you see the potential for progress on this? >> you get a senate bill in 06. you have a house bill. they were so far apart, they couldnt reconcile them. you will get a senate bill out and the house is working on a different thing. its complicated, but political. >> for the most part, does congress have the ability to get it done? they are one of the programs, the guest worker program is fighting with the chamber over the future of that. the low wage for the immigrants. ultimately wha...

John mccain says there are bumps in the road every five minutes, but hes ultimately optimistic. the gang of eight there, is agreement, largely around border security, and agreement there should be a pathway to citizenship, the sticky part comes in around the guest worker program, so you have on the one hand, unions and on the other hand, you have the chamber of commerce and there are lagger heads not speaking at this point in terms of what they want to see from guest workers and the ability to c...

The gang of eight there, is agreement, largely around border security, and agreement there should be a pathway to citizenship, the sticky part comes in around the guest worker program, so you have on the one hand, unions and on the other hand, you have the chamber of commerce and there are lagger heads not speaking at this point in terms of what they want to see from guest workers and the ability to come into this country and for companies to hire immigrants at low wages. also, thats a real stic...

The gang of eight there, is agreement, largely around border security, and agreement there should be a pathway to citizenship. the sticky part comes in around the guest worker program, so you have on the one hand, unions and on the other hand, you have the chamber of commerce and there are lagger heads not speaking at this point in terms of what they want to see from guest workers and the ability to come into this country and for companies to hire immigrants at low wages. also, thats a real stic...

>> you responded to that and do you think thats the issue? is it more of a guest worker program that could upset union folks on the left or is it border security that can upset folks on the right? its compromise that can come. thats your question. >> or what do you do with the folks here currently. there a lot of details to work out. who would have thought we would have a majority of folks supporting gay marriage and bipartisan support that is not controversial. republicans and democrats are com...

That the border is secure first? you know, everybody -- republicans i talk to go back to the days when ronald reagan passed immigration reform. and the problem with that everyone agrees was that the borders were not secure first. so republicans are nervous that that could happen again. and they want to make sure that doesnt occur. theres also another stumbling block in the guest worker program. how do you provide for guest workers to come into this country? thats an issue for democrats in partic...

>> andrea: "criminal" being, do you consider them a criminal because they came here illegally or they came here and committed a crime? >> greg: i mean people doing bad stuff. i want to say there is, i cant remember who talked about it. but america was created by risk-makers. the people who came over here, risk their lives to come over here. i would rather have a person who risked their lives to come here and work hard. >> eric: no, no, no. look. >> greg: making a point. >> bob: we have had in ou...

>> andrea: "criminal" being, do you consider them a criminal because they came here illegally or they came here and committed a crime? >> greg: i mean people doing bad stuff. i want to say there is, i cant remember who talked about it. but america was created by risk-makers. the people who came over here, risk their lives to come over here. i would rather have a person who risked their lives to come here and work hard. >> eric: no, no, no. look. >> greg: making a point. >> bob: we have had in ou...