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As for the bill itself, the pathway to citizenship would come with a payment of fines and back taxes. the bill would also include a nationwide legal verification system for all newly hired workers. additional visas for highly skilled immigrants and a guest worker program. top senate democrat harry reid sounded optimistic about its passage. >> tentatively on a path to citizenship which has been a stumbling block. we need to promote bipartisan bills quicker than you think. >> you are confident thi...

That we can take a little bit at a time. i think border security is high on everyones agenda, as is some kind of guest worker program. so i think that it is a priority. i have been in on many of the discussions, and its a hard issue, but its one that has to be addressed. we got several hard issues right now, luke. >> im sure youll be playing a role on the outside when your senate term expires on immigration. senator kay bailey hutchison, thank you so much for joining us, we appreciate it. >> tha...

Able to. as someone who can sort of speak freely about it, whats going to need to happen -- whats going to need to be seen from republicans and democrats for that to move forward in any substantial way in 2013? >> well, we need to make it a major issue. thats for sure. we need border security, we need a guest worker program so that people can come here legally and be able to work, and i think that there are several issues that have to be addressed. certainly, the young people who have come here ...

Memories for everybody, it seems. thank you, dominic. >> rick: all right. when we come back, pope benedict xvi crowning some new princes of the catholic church and insiders tell us whats striking about these six which is what they are not. well explain. >> arthel: and plus, republican leaders getting serious about immigration reform, backing a plan to high school workers, and can it survive opposition from democrats. >> what we need is a demand based guest worker program that allows companies wh...

Wed go out of business. best case? wed probably shrink by half to two-thirds. >> reporter: a federal guest worker program allows him to bring in some 85 seasonal workers to take jobs paying $9.20 an hour. jobs he says most colorado job seekers just dont apply for. steele wants a president who will allow those programs but crack down on businesses that hire undocumented workers. the health of his company rides on immigration policy. given that need, how do you figure out who to vote for? >> its a...

Is very important for our business. >> steve: and so obviously the president, their policies on immigration impact your business significantly. >> very important. immigration is very important for us. we believe that having some sort of guest worker program is an important thing. for the produce industry, and i might add that also for the service industry, hotels, restaurants, everyone -- we simply dont have enough people to have all those jobs. >> steve: it sounds like you liked what george w. ...

Trafficers have conservative values and deserve sympathy and legal options for work. >> the reason they brave the desert and put their lives in the hands of them is because the system is broken. >> bailey and others crafted a way to help by supporting that and a big guest worker program. the gop reflects that a republican administration will consider in light of the current need and historic practice the utility of reliable relator through a guest worker program. they could only take jobs americ...

Of coyotes is because the system is broken. the system forces them to do that. >> reporter: so bailey and others crafted a way to separate those looking for a job from tougher border security by supporting that and a guest worker program. the g.o.p. platform reflects that, pledging a republican administration that will consider in light of both current needs and historic practice the you til you stilt l and reliable source of foreign labor where needed through a guest worker program. >> you have...

What are some practical, sensible, doable ways to deal with the immigration issue that really welcomes people, but doesnt make them feel like theres some blanket amnesty going on? >> well, control the border, which weve been fighting this fight as though we were ten years ago. the border actually -- theres been a lot of effort to control the border, thats part of it. a guest worker program that doesnt say to people that you can stay forever, but for seasonal workers and for jobs that are based o...

And republicans and sometimes divides families, what are the practical and sense tibble and doable ways to deal with the immigration issue that welcomes people and doesnt make it feel like there is it a blanket amnesty going o. control the border which we are fighting the fight as though we are 10 years ago. and the border has a lot of effort to control. a guest worker program that doesnt say to people that you can stay forever. for seasonal workers and jobs that are based on the demands of the ...