that the real deadline is not friday, which is the democrats say it is. and they need to start processing applications in time for people to save themselves from being deported on march 5 when this officially expires and they have said that they have a longer period of time to find a fix. there s also a divide on which negotiations are the ones that will ultimately bear fruit, obviously the senate rejected that proposal, and that s not getting a lot of credibility over on the senate side. so at this point, it s not clear how this impasse gets resolved. casey hunt reporting on the hill. coming up next, we ll tell you with what else is happening on this very busy day in washington. facebook, youtube, twitter execs all testifying as you are looking live right now on fighting terrorism through social media and it comes as facebook insiders called for big changes to the site. why they say it s hurting democracy in the u.s. saand wha
people have applied in for the 1,000 new positions. they will be doing background checks and processing applications of up to five million illegal immigrants who can now seek green cards and avoid deportations. conservatives say it s one more reason to oppose the move. this is once again government usurping power to invest in itself as opposed to investing in america, in americans and the private sector and again, immigration reform is something we have to deal with. it s something we have to resolve. but the way to resolution in washington always seems to begin and end with spending tax dollars. and in fairness that goes for republican presidents, too. after 9/11 the size of the federal government grew tremendously under president bush. in just a couple of years the number of total contract employees went up by 2.5 million. the homeland security department wag crated which included the
1,000 full-time employees to prepare for processing applications from immigrants, and in a memo, says, quote, the initial workload will include faces filed as a result of the executive action on immigration announced on november 20, 2014. it s not just we re going to deport you. they re going to give people photo i.d.s, a social security number and the right to participate in social security and medicare and other benefits. reporter: meanwhile boehner rejected calls for next year s state of the union address as a sign of protest against mr. obama s unilateral direction. the more the president talks about his ideas, the more unpopular he becomes. reporter: he says this bill is dead on arrival in the senate. boehner calls it monumental arrogance. mike, thanks. soon to be senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he made his feelings clear about immigration and known to the president during a meeting yet.
performing duties they re not trained to perform. for example, i mentioned about this so-called command center at the hec. part of the process as i understand from talking to my colleagues is to make people who perform mail room functions start processing applications for enrollment. weird. now what i m going to ask you, this fellow coming in ostensibly to bang heads at the v.a., he will not the have that power right away. assuming he s confirmed, he ll have to wait for the kind of authority that will let him fire people, get rid of weak performing units, et cetera. is he in for a surprise? i think he s in for a rude awakening. i welcome the opportunity for new leadership at v.a., but i will tell you, it takes more than just bringing in one person. even though we have to wait for legislation, the president can fire political appointees at the
more important than processing applications, these employees say attendance is number one. they have to be there every day to be counted because they say that s how serco gets reimbursed. they get paid even if there s nothing for these employees to do. as you heard from lavon and other employees, by the way, at the arkansas facility, also say the same thing. they were playing games to pass the day. a lot still to come on this. i m picking my jaw up from the ground. outrageous, outrageous and excellent reporting. thank you so much for bringing the story to our attention. thanks, gretchen. let me know what you think about that one. remember when the president said he would take matters into his own hands with his phone and a pen? he signed that executive order raising the minimum wage for federal workers. some vets may be getting the boot now from their nursing home because of that. an exclusive coming up next. and a veteran left blind because of a botched surgery at a v.a. hos