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Immigration for a long time, a very important subject. what prompted this tough new law to pass the state legislature there? >> reporter: a lot of folks say it is just absolute frustration. they have had several successive administrations that refused or failed to do something about the nations illegal immigration situation. whether it is a guest worker program, some sort of a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally, whether it is solving the border security issue, all of those issu...

>> you remember also the democrat party was split as well look at the final vote in the senate. 40 were favor and 60 percent on the other side. look, the federal government, we have doubled the size of the border patrol and tripled the budget in 2001 to 2009. the federal government is doing a better job controlling the borders. well not get the level we want unless we reduce it by creating a guest worker program so people are not crawling across the wall to pick onions and do jobs americans wont...

>> eric: this is the scene in las vegas, the demonstrators urging congress to move quickly on passing legislation, and there were big cheers coming for senate majority leader harry reid, the senator telling the crowd hes committed to making immigration reform a top priority and the legislation includes measures on border security, and guest worker program for workers. >> shuttle astronauts taking a sunday morning stroll in outer space, making the second spacewalk in three days to do row pair wor...

>> two things i think are important. one, the fact that the environment is so difficult on the border. we just had three american citizens murdered in juarez. the violence and the struggle against the drug cartels is huge. we need to secure the border. we have to get the border secured. second of all, the agreement we made had a temporary guest worker program, legal temporary guest worker program this is not in any proposal that the democrats want, because the unions, obviously control their age...

It? >> two things i think are important. one, the fact that the environment is so difficult on the border. we just had three american citizens murdered in juarez. the violence and the struggle against the drug cartels is huge. we need to secure the border. we have to get the border secured. second of all, the agreement we made had a temporary guest worker program, legal temporary guest worker program this is not in any proposal that the democrats want, because the unions, obviously control their...

Reform and many are disappointed he hasnt delivered. after healthcare this is shaping up to bed the next big push by the congress and the president. megyn: what does the reform look like? >> it focuses on tighter border security, a guest worker program, a path to citizenship for 12 million undocumented workers in the u.s. here is luis gutierrez addressing the laborers international union. >> we want to legalize the undocumented workers that have shown that they are working and paying taxes and a...

March 21st, so this is something -- he made a lot of promises on the campaign trail and his administration needs a win. but i think this is something that as everybody pointed out, there is bipartisan support to do something. theres a lot that needs to be done. i dont know if a comprehensive bill is the best way to do it but we need to expand our temporary guest worker program and streamline the process as it exists. >> nicole, edward, karen, you guys are all going to be back, talking david pate...

Divides your party right down the middle. it did the same for republicans when george w. bush was in office. he pushed things like a path to citizenship, which people in his own party and other opponents called a form of amnesty for the some 10 million people who are here illegally. he also made room for a guest worker program that was opposed very strongly by many, as well. so, the thought is, is this issue is political poison now for both democrats and some republicans who would back it. the c...

Illegal aliens already here and working in this country, as well as the guest worker program, to bring people in on temporary visas, to fill gaps, some say in the american labor force. the agricultural sectors all throughout the economy, there are 12 million illegal immigrants here in this country working day-to-day. and now comes this immigration reform initiative by the white house. hosting two senators. this wont be a big deal meeting by all accounts. apparently behind closed doors. chuck sch...

Attempting to craft a bipartisan bill, but in the midst of a bruising battle on health reform, is it realistic to expect democrats and republicans to work together? lets ask that of nbcs mike viqueira, whos at the white house for us. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, alex. you put your finger right on it. this reported meeting with lindsey graham, a republican of south carolina, and chuck schumer, a democrat of new york, theyve been working behind the scenes in the senate to try to ...