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Homeland security to meet security triggers that are year-long path, penalties and payment that have to happen before any of those here illegally would become citize citizens. its something that wont happen overnight but there are security checkpoints along the way. that there is much more it to. how do you respond? >> first, thats true. you dont become citizen until certain check points are done but you get legalization. everyone in the country, or almost everyone in the country illegally does ...

Measures. the problem is we know the administration does not place a high priority on this issue as part of immigration reform. alisyn: we know what marco rubios suggestions for tougher measures are for those security triggers. do we know what he is asking for? >> that is a great question. the answer is no. they have not spoken in detail publicly about what enhanced border security really means and what a secure border actually is. presumably that has been going on inside the gang of 8. we had a...

The bipartisan senate plan that he is supporting. he also went on to point out that republicans have a commitment to security triggers as it relates to a worker program in this country. joining me now live, nbc news senior political editor mark murray. mark, obviously, key point that mario rubio releasing a statement saying its constructive and pointing out theres a difference in what he and the senators are bringing to the table and what the president has brought to the table. >> he used the te...

In fact, its the same path outlined by the group of senators. president obamas plan has a few more specifics. the path to citizenship is not contingent on meeting security triggers like additional border security and unmanned drones. it calls for improvements to immigration courts. and it requires the same visa rights for same-sex couples as everyone else. now, these minor differences cause some grandstanding from republican senator marco rubio out of florida today. rubio intends to make this is...

Based on my proposal and insist that they vote on it right away. >> the details of the presidents own plan for citizenship are supported by mainstream america. >> we have to lay out a path, a process that includes passing a background check, paying taxes, paying a penalty, learning english, and then going to the back of the line behind all the folks who are trying to come here legally. thats only fair. >> and ill have commentary on that in a moment. im not all on board with it. it sounds good, b...

Move forward in a timely fashion, i will send up a bill based on my proposal and insist that they vote on it right away. >> the details of the presidents own plan for citizenship are supported by mainstream america. >> we have to lay out a path, a process that includes passing a background check, paying taxes, paying a penalty, learning english, and then going to the back of the line behind all the folks who are trying to come here legally. thats only fair. >> and ill have commentary on that in ...

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