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And african-american community, i dont think we knew their legal status, but in the 50s and 60s and 70s, i dont think we had the issues we have today about rampant illegal immigration. those are the critics that are trying to paint a story that is not a story. >> as we said, and you are a candidate and this does get you in the public eye and it has gotten a lot of attention, but does it provide a positive solution to what is a really complex problem, immigration reform? >> its a complex problem ...

All over the world, especially in europe. they want them to do a two-step process. one is to keep stimulus in place until the recovery is on firm footing, and, two, is come forward now with credible deficit reduction plans in the future. and then just quickly on the issue of global capital regulation which is going to be a big issue here, its almost like, forget what i just said about whats happened domestically. now theyre going to have a big discussion about standardizing this, because the big...

In the case of singers, actors and athletes, one pro says there is a two-step process. apologize, then get back to the stage, set or golf course. >> when you do something in your personal life that offends people you have to sit with them on a personal level and communicate. whether thats in front of a camera on a one-on-one situation to step out and explain to people what happened. before you go back to your career and doing what you did. >> woods got a warm reception from fans, but he didnt wi...

Long time. we want to get this done. >> are all of his calls right now to house members or are there some senators now, having the call to get them and get this potential letter? >> he has spoken with a handful of senators over the past several days. as i said over the weekend, this is a -- the presidents involved in -- in talking to both the house and the senate because this is a two-step process. >> confident you have the 51 votes in the senate? >> i -- >> you know you dont have the house vote...

You feel confident that everything is going to get done before the easter recess? >> thats our strong hope. >> and delay, not on option in your mind? >> chuck, i think the president would say that weve been working on this quite a long time and we want to get it done. >> are all of his calls right now to house members or are there some senators hes having to call to get them to sign this potential letter that they would send over? >> he has spoken with a handful of senators over the past several...

Karen, there are a couple of issues here whether you agree with presidents price tag or whether he is doing the right thing, but he may have a bigger fight with democrats than republicans in making this bill into law. >> that is right. it has taken -- one of the problems here are the tensions within the democratic party. specifically, the tensions between the house and the senate. you know, there is an old joke among house democrats that the republicans may be the adversary, but the senate is th...

Rammed it through the senate bush got whatever he wants. >> theres a great new republic article about how bush sold the tax cuts and what he did was he is on a permanent campaign. he went to swing districts. talked about the need for a tax cut. he floated the idea of reconciliation from the very beginning so it loomed over the senates head and lo and behold got 62 votes for it. obama has not done that. unfortunately, he has not been part of the process. hes been hands off with congress and now y...

Achieving? whats congress achieving? i talked to senior white house advisers who make the point, look, part of the rut were in on health care is that until it gets passed, we cant reap the benefits. the problem is the process. the process is ugly. a lot of americans dont like the process. they get a bill passed and focus on whats really in there, then they can start cottoning to whats really in there. >> the people i talk to say the process may be ugly but people forget about it immediately. >> ...

Communication, and what you see is an absence of legislation. >> also left out in the cold, savannah guthrie. >> yeah, exactly. >> savannah, relations between the white house and the hill arent going well at all. relations between senators and harry reid not well. all of these guys, whether its byron dorgan or evan bayh, they quit and then after the press finds out, they tell the majority leader theyre going. >> i just dont love you anymore. >> theres a real breakdown, isnt there, in the democra...

A primary? >> well, rachel, its a two-step process. you need to have your petitions in to the county clerks to be certified tomorrow by noon, and then you need to collect all of those and submit them to the secretary of states office by noon on friday. so its a two-step process. it is a very difficult process to get done, because voters addresses need to match on the voter registration roles and it takes a lot of time to get it done. mr. coates, who got in the race ten days ago, have been paying...