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Primaries he was tougher on illegal immigrants than any of his rivals, rejecting the dream act supported by governor perry, mocking as an necessary city speaker gingrich's call for mercy for those who have been here ten years or more. the results were stunning stunnd decisive. barack obama won 79% of the latino vote. more than enough to give him almost every swing state and the popular vote. and with the latino population growing faster than any other, the future looks bleak for the g.o.p. either the republicans begin to attract more hispanics or latinos or they're headed the way of the do-do;...

In kind of segments. i agree with that position because you almost have to. we haven't had immigration reform really since 1986 and ronald reagan where it was amnesty, security. we've only done amnesty. many conservatives and republicans. >> i would just take a vote democrats and republicans push this off. george w. bush also during his eight years in office didn't bring it. i agree with you. >> here's why we'll see immigration reform in 2013. >> doubtful. >> the achieve act essentially is by the way, the achieve act doesn't provide a path for citizenship. it's the dream act without the dream....

Would have six years to get some kind of degree, a vocational degree, a college degree, and then they would move on to the second step, which would be a work visa. and if they abide by the law and they have a job, they would be able to then get a third step permanent visa that is a legal status that they would be able to work here and have the -- never have the fear of being deported. >> as always, there are critics, one of them nbc latino contributor raul reyes who wrote this on friday, "the achieve act is not the logical place to begin. it offers no clear path to citizenship and saddles undo...

The gop is working overtime to present a different face to latinos in regards to immigration tuesday. kay bailey hutchison of texas and jon kyl of arizona introduced the achieve act. it offers three steps that could lead to permanent legal status. joining me now from dallas, texas, to talk about the achieve act and the future of immigration legislation, outgoing senator kay bailey hutchison. senator, good to see you. >> thank you, craig. good to be here. >> first of all, really quickly for folks who aren't familiar with the achieve act, what are those -- those three paths? >> it would start wi...

Eastern europe? aren't they just as valuable? aren't they just as worthy? >> the jobs bill will be later on this week. retiring republicans have introduced their own bill the achieve act. it would grant a pathway to citizenship for i am grans who seek a college education or military experience but who turn down welfare. in washington doug mcelway, fox news. coming up does your mother always nag you about getting married? dr. keith ablow is here to determine if she is normal or if she is not. >> of course she is not nuts. >> oh boy 19 newborns do something that has never been done before in t...