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How are you going to vote? >> i'm all in favor of immigration reform, but i'm like most conservatives in the country, that i think reform should be dependent on border security first. so i introduced an amendment that would have done just that. border security first and then immigration reform. >> it was defeated. >> with congressional checks on whether or not that's occurring. that wasn't voted on favorably. without some congressional authority and without border security first, i can't support the final bill. >> so you're a no despite the fact they are pouring $30 billion worth of border pat...

When it passed. if immigration is going to get done it's got to get done in 2013. >> you mean this year? sf >> this year. i think if it doesn't pass this year it's going to be so hard to pass in election year. senators who want to move this bill, they know that. i think the house is going to pass something later this summer. then it's going to be a question of whether they can reconcile and get agreement between the house and the senate. that's going to be the row. >> what type of agreement do you think there can be? there are 11 -- this bill would take 13 years basically for them to become ci...

Uh refuel in the house. on arrival in the house. they are talking about the incremental approach i know you favor. let's deal with enforcement first, and after that we can deal with the 11 million illegals in the country. let's look at something john boehner has said. >> it is border security and confidence that we have the border secured before we go down the path of illegal immigration issues issues and legal immigration issues. >> senator lee, lyndsay graham says of democrats say it will kill the legislation. they will not accept the enforcement first and then a promise of dealing with the ...

Will be dead on arrival in the house of representatives. house republicans are talking about the incremental approach you favor. deal with enforcement first and after that deal with the 11 million illegals who are in this country. take a listen to speaker boehner. >> it is border security and confidence that we have the border secured before we begin to go down this path of addressing both the legal immigration issues and the illegal immigration issues. >>chris: senator lee, senator graham and a lot of democrats say it will kill the legislation. they will not accept border enforcement first an...

The fence. i would trust my friend steve king over all of the love and affection flowing from democrats, trying to help the republican party, but the fact is, we love this country and know we need a secure border. the president can do it right now, and we are going to past one bill now and says resolve, the house will do nothing in the president finally secured the border, as verified by homeland security. wouldn't trust them now either, but by the four border governors. >> what is likely congressman king to pass in the house? border security first? >> it's possible. something like that could ...