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You mentioned nevada was the number one state with a 10% share of illegal immigrant workers. why is that interesting? because nevada also has the highest unemployment rate hovering at 14.9%. there is quite a debate over this. >> as the number of jobs diminished you continue to see large numbers of illal aliens employed in nevada while thousands of american workers remain out of jobs. it is having a direct consequence on workers desperate for work. >> we lost 41,000 jobs in leisure and hospitalit...

Contributing to the unemployment rate. they say theres no question unauthorized workers will work for cheap and are taking jobs away from americans, but others point to the tremendous loss of jobs in the construction industry and the tourism industry due to the recession, creating high unemployment there, and they say the majority of the construction jobs will likely not return, which means the state of nevada will likely recover slower than the rest of the country. and jon, after nevada, the st...

Than 6 million people. not to mention the national unemployment rate, sitting at 9.4%, after nearing double digits last year. cheryl casone from the fox business network, hout exactly does this happen, how do businesses justify hiring illem immigrants when you have actual american citizens out of work? >> its very easy for them. its a numbers game. you dont have to pay payroll taxes on these employees, you dont have to pay health care for these employees. ive had multi-national ceos and small bu...

That can certainly be debated whether or not americans dont want those jobs, but that is what these businesses are saying. megyn: how do they go around and tabulate that, that theyve got a million people taking these jobs that a illegal? how do they know? >> reuters commissioned the study at boston university and they used extensive data and polling data from companies, they went in and actually did questionnaires throughout american businesses, did this combination to come up with this 1.1 mill...

♪ whats changing? whats staying the same? whats next for sb-1070? we are covering all of it. giving you perspective you wont get anywhere else. chief national correspondent john king on the beat with some of the most outspoken sheriffs. hes buckling up and going on patrol. amber lyon heads inside the clink. home is not a cell but a tent. amber shows us the bare bones. gary tuchman picking grapes. out into the fields with immigrant workers. wa 1070 took effect at 12:01 this morning. the toughes...

In 18 other states say they will fight to follow in those footsteps with tough new immigration reform. covering all angles, coming up later this hour, gary tuchman pick, grapes, out into the fields with immigrant workers. charlie rangel spent 40 years on capitol hill but what happens today will help shape his legacy. the house ethics committee about to unveil its list of charges against him. brianna keilar is on capitol hill. any chance of a last-minute deal here to avoid the hearing process? ...

Travel. early this morning, governor jan brewer signed a bill to make changes to the law concerning anti-immigration. she said the change should lay to rest that provisions in the law will lead to racial profiling. that law has put the debate front and center, but earlier this week, president obama sounded skeptical that he would sign comprehensive immigration reform this year. >> weve gone through a very tough year, and ive been working congress pretty hard. so i know there may not be a reaso...

Immigration. and earlier tonight, senate majority leader reid and fellow democrats unveiling what they call a framework for a sweeping overhaul of federal immigration laws. the highest ranking hispanic in the senate pointing out this economy would likely come to a standstill without immigrant workers. >> this morning, if you had breakfast and you had fruit for breakfast, it was probably picked by the bent back of an immigrant worker. if you had chicken for dinner last night, it was probably pluc...

Democrats unveiling what they call a framework for a sweeping overhaul of federal immigration laws. the highest ranking hispanic in the senate pointing out this economy would likely come to a standstill without immigrant workers. >> this morning, if you had breakfast and you had fruit for breakfast, it was probably picked by the bent back of an immigrant worker. if you had chicken for dinner last night, it was probably plucked by the cut-up hands of an immigrant worker. if you have someone who i...

Immigration reform. >> cannot be overstated because it is so l)tt overdue. >> the 26-page plan toughens border security and includes high-tech id cards for immigrant workers and would eventually create a pathway to legal status for those here legally. republicans say now is not the time. >> there is not a chance that immigration is going to move through the congress. even the president last night admitted that this wasnt going to happen. >> the protests are also heating up. tucson police officer...