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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...

Security. they would decide who exactly would be -- state and federal officials. >> there seems to be one key sticking point not yet resolved. >> there is. and that is on the whole issue of what you do about people in the future. guest workers when they come here to the united states to make sure the illegal problem doesnt continue. what im told is that the rub is that labor unions are worried that if they -- there are too many guest workers, if the pay is too low it will hurt american workers a...

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...

Immigrants to the united states in what they call the h1b program. that for skilled workers. so because there is a lot of unhappiness among american workers. the labor movement and elsewhere. >> and businesses are involved in this discussion. >> so this is a very delicate negotiation. thats why im cautious in saying there is a deal. there are still a lot of sticking points. the great news is theyre on track to a deal. >> it is interesting you point out the sticking points. the "l.a. times" notes...

So one of your producers -- i said i feel like i want to hug one of these people and say come on, guys, all the anger, sheriff arpaios anger, no, it is going to keep changing. and frankly we know the numbers crossing the border are flat right now, the numbers are not playing out really. >> lets take a look at more of the people that need a hug from maria, lets take a look at another one. >> there are people who have been here illegally for 50 years. or 40 years. am i then telling them to become ...

Arkansas has shown that. economists are talking about that. so one of your producers -- i said i feel like i want to hug one of these people and say come on, guys, all the anger, sheriff arpaios anger, no, it is going to keep changing. and frankly we know the numbers crossing the border are flat right now, the numbers are not playing out really. >> lets take a look at more of the people that need a hug from maria, lets take a look at another one. >> there are people who have been here illegally ...

Editorial director. the 2013 version of john mccain version took on his constituents who looked like a room full of right wing 2010 mccains with their anti-immigrant build a fence talk. heres a bit of his exchange, if you want to call it that, with angry right wing tea partiers. >> why didnt the army go down there and stop em? because the only thing that stops em, im afraid to say, and its too damn bad, but is a gun. thats all that will stop em. >> the border is 2,000 miles long, sir. i dont kno...

The fact that republicans were good on national defense and law and order and capital punishment, all the tough guy stuff. it seems the two parties still have advantages in what they can do that the other cant do. can the republican party put teeth in an immigration reform bill? you really will have guest workers. you will have the parts that work economically and will give some enforcement power to it. not just the nice stuff of letting people become citizens over time. why dont the two parties...

No. it was -- but universal background checks is something that 91% of americans support. its something the republicans need to embrace. and if the republicans do just those two things, they can say theyre responding not only to whats happening in sandy hook but whats happening in chicago every night, whats happening across america every night. >> let me try this. it seems the two party played roles. its not the mommy and daddy party. the fact that republicans were good on national defense and l...

Bill? you really will have guest workers. you will have the parts that work economically and will give some enforcement power to it. not just the nice stuff of letting people become citizens over time. why dont the two parties put -- the republicans put the teeth in, the democrats put the bennys in it. >> it makes sense, doesnt it? you can say the same thing about entitlement reform, national defense. there are things the republican party can do to differentiate themselves from the democratic pa...