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Illegal immigration basically. theres a whole legal immigration apparatus, and just so you know what the pie chart looks like, theres about 40 million immigrants in this country who are documents. that means they immigrated and become citizens or they have green cards, permanent legal residency. theres about 3.5 million of guest worker visas, about 2 million have student visas, and the rest are undocumented. so this is what the pie chart looks like. were talking about bringing that red slice int...

Now. they have to get on it if they want to be onboard. and i think the republicans, theres some momentum on their side to get something done. it may not be everything the president wants but i would be shocked if there werent some sort of comprehensive immigration bill passed. >> to that point there is movement in the polls, a new poll that finds voters largely agree with the president on the big general issue. 51% say undocumented workers should stay and apply for citizenship. 20% say they sho...

Living in mexico or another country where theyre from, so they come to the united states in the same spirit that the irish and the germans and the italians came, and that is for opportunity. and its not to get rich. its an opportunity just to survive. >> let me ask you about guest workers. its always been a tricky thing because in the old days of nixon, it had a negative connotation. is part of the answer temporary workers that come up here for the season, they may work in agricultural, make a b...

They come to the united states in the same spirit that the irish and the germans and the italians came, and that is for opportunity. and its not to get rich. its an opportunity just to survive. >> let me ask you about guest workers. its always been a tricky thing because in the old days of nixon, it had a negative connotation. is part of the answer temporary workers that come up here for the season, they may work in agricultural, make a bundle of money by their standards, head back with it to th...

Get to the point if this thing is in effect or something like it where we wont be embarrassed by people racing across the border down the arizona line, texas line, people racing for their life to get jobs. i know their motives are good, they need a job. but the idea of a country where you race across lines and fences and you have to come in illegally, is this ever going to stop you think? i know its petered down because of the economy. will we have people become guest workers or applicants or lo...

Arms, coming out with this bipartisan proposal. so i think it bodes well for the issue. >> do you think were going to get to the point if this thing is in effect or something like it where we wont be embarrassed by people racing across the border down the arizona line, texas line, people racing for their life to get jobs. i know their motives are good, they need a job. but the idea of a country where you race across lines and fences and you have to come in illegally, is this ever going to stop y...

By people racing across the border down the arizona line, texas line, people racing for their life to get jobs. i know their mope tiffs are good but the idea of a country where you race across lines and fences and you have to come in illegally s this ever going to turn down. will we have people become guest workers or applicants or long-term stays here where its actually done like a modern society ought to operate? >> i hope that we can get to that point. you know, as you and chuck were talking ...

Come in to this country? >> it recognizes reality. we have an agricultural industry and a service industry with a tremendous need for this lower skilled labor and right now immigration system is just not set up to have those needs be met. so the problem down the line is that any time you start talking about a guest worker program, its very tricky because theres a great potential for exemployeeation of these workers and then situation of guest workers here and might not want to go back so its a t...

In this country that has come to get a green card. thats an important selling point my base. >> there will be fines, r recompense for wrongdoing and community service. when something does something wrong you dont punish them forever and dont do that in any system in america. y you dont have to do it here and say fine -- and then we do it for the next 50 years and detriment to the economy of this country. >> what do we say to guest workers who come here and provide an enormous benefit to huge ele...

For opportunity. and its not to get rich. its an opportunity just to survive. >> let me ask you about guest workers. its always been a tricky thing because in the old days of nixon, it had a negative connotation. is part of the answer temporary workers that come up here for the season, they may work in agricultural, make a bundle of money by their standards, head back with it to their families, that way you dont combine working with immigration in every situation. are you happy with that or does...