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The way it's written, which never happens, depending on your estimates we'll have 6, 7, 8 million more illegal aliens here in ten years. this bill fails on its own terms. it fails on the terms marco rubio set out on it. he said, i don't want to have to deal with this problem again. he will have to deal with this problem again if his own bill passes. if the senate wants to pass them, great. we have bipartisan consensus. if not, wait until after 2014. >> western border governor formerly, how do you respond? >> i think the bill is in trouble. i regret it. because i think the true conservative pos...

Citizenship to border security, i was a border governor. you know, there has to be dramatic improvement in border security but so many people coming in and then you can legalize, that is unacceptable. and, lastly, have some way -- have some way that the drop dead date as late as possible so as many of the 12 million that are here can get in. you know, i just think that this gang of eight work is important, and i hope it continues, but, you know, we have to recognize the humanity and the improvements on the economy of the millions of workers that are here and, also, the politics. >> let me get ...

Number two, tying legalization -- the path to citizenship to border security, i was a border governor. you know, there has to be dramatic improvement in border security but so many people coming in and then you can legalize, that is unacceptable. and, lastly, have some way -- have some way that the drop dead date as late as possible so as many of the 12 million that are here can get in. you know, i just think that this gang of eight work is important, and i hope it continues, but, you know, we have to recognize the humanity and the improvements on the economy of the millions of workers that ar...

Work of the gang of eight. i'm pleased with this labor agreement between the afl-cio and the chamber of commerce. if they could get together, republicans and democrats can get together. but i have some significant worries, and i'm a hispanic-american. one, the path to citizenship. don't make it too burdensome. make it achievable. i've seen reports of this 13 years to get there. you know, let's be reasonable. >> the president wants it to be certain. right? >> yeah. and it not be conditional. number two, tying legalization -- the path to citizenship to border security, i was a border governor. y...

Analysts attribute why the republican party was able to be successful and capture the presidency due too much stronger hispanic support. both bush brothers and george w. bush and jeb bush understood that but that ideology got away from them. jenna: mercedes you worked in the administration. 2004 was the bar, got 44% of the hispanic vote. is that the bar for republicans only 44% of the hispanic vote and what do they do to get more? >> we definitely need to do to get more. the success of president bush came from the message of the compassionate conservative. he talked about it in a sense you hav...