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States. byron has seen this all before. seems to me you can't pass anything these days without pay you've to a politician. >> looks that way. these came out of nowhere. they weren't part of the original gang of eight bill and then you heard there would be a big new amendment to make it much tougher on border security. so everybody is waiting for the border security amendment and then 1200 pages long and contains all those things you mentioned. >> isn't that the nature of politics, you have to show your state voters or your -- wherever, you have to show them, you are bringing holm home the baco...

Closer to passing the way for senate reform. g.o.p. amendment that ramps up border security. analysts say this new measure could get more republicans on board for the final bill it proposes adding 700 miles of fencing at the border. and doubling the size of the u.s. border patrol among other changes. total price tag here nearly $46 billion. it also creates that path to citizenship for some 11 million immigrants currently said to be in the united states illegally. but only once the border changes are in place. and that could be 10 years after the law takes effect. mike immable is live tonight o...

Saying it should be handled separately from the citizenship issue use addressed in the bill. they are calling for five steps to be taken before green cards are issued. the five requirements are full implementation of a universal e~verify system. complete implementation of an exit and entry tracking system for visitors to the united states. a building of 350 miles of bedder der fence along our southern border bringing the total to 700 miles of fence and new technological infrastructure installed along the border and the hiring and training and employing of an additional 20,000 border patrol age...

People that may have concerns about the overall bill, but tonight's note is about those elements you just mentioned. i cannot imagine any senator that is serious about border security being opposed to this amendment. i mean these are the things that we have been striving for for years to have implemented. so, why somebody who cares about border security would not support this amendment would be beyond me. i think we're going to get a strong vote this evening, because people are beginning to see that this is the case. jon: doesn't everybody in the end really care about border security? i mean t...

Congressional budget office said your gang of eight bill would only reduce illegal immigration by 25 percent. >> guest: they are talking about the entry and exit problem. 40 percent here illegal overstayed their visas. as to the border we militarized the border. i have been heard, regain our sovereignty and secure the border. we have secured the border in a way i could not have imagined four or five years ago. the border security amendment is the most aggressive attempt to control the southern border. this bill reduces our deficit by $890 billion. it is good for our economy. this bill is good ...