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Areas so authorities have been forced to evacuate about 1500 people in the area. no word on when they will be able to return. >> gregg: will, thanks very much zbleitdz immigration reform front and center this week on capitol hill. senate holding a test vote a provision for a bill that calls for strengthening border security. border surge is what it's called. it was introduced last week faces opposition from lawmakers but today on fox news sunday, lindsey graham and mike lee they urged their party to come together at least on the issue. >> the hispanic community is very close to our values. we ...

To keep it going. jeff sessions is half correct in what he's saying here is that this compromise, it is totally driven by politics because if you look at it just in terms of the policy, it's not a good policy. we're practically militarizing the border. it's very safe already. we're putting a tremendous amount of money and resources there. a tremendous -- there's the potential for a great deal of government overreach to all the people who live along that area. those things, you know, the cost, the government overreach, the money we're spending, those are generally things that conservatives are ...

Billion border surge because the key thing it didn't do was tie that apprehension rate of illegal border crossings to the path to citizenship. as long as that, you know, cornyn language isn't in there, they're okay with even if it's wasteful, excessive, they're okay with putting in there in the name of getting more republican votes and palatable to the house. what do you make of that calculation? >> if this is going to happen during the 113th congress, it has to pass the senate with a very robust, bipartisan level of support which means have you to have every single democrat supporting it and ...

Republicans on board with immigration reform. they're going to militarize the border. they're going to build what they call a border surge. remember the surge in afghanistan and iraq. they were so great. let's try it here. border surge, sounds like something you eat at taco bell. mitt romney stopped a superattack of hillary clinton to becoming president. >> watermelon flavored oreos. oreos flavored with watermelon. another example of what happens when you legalize marijuana. these are the treats you get. >> it's everywhere these days, "the walking dead show." so you think you can zombie."

Immigration reform bill before july the 4th recess. that's the word from the senate jordan leader harry reid. yesterday the original plan for the bipartisan gang of 8 got an aboost when two g.o.p. senators introduced a proposal to dramatically increase border security. the measure calls for a so-called border surge. of course, some sort of deal on border security is considered critical for any bill to pass in the senate or the house. mike emanuel is on capitol hill in the middle of this mess. hello, mike. >> well, shep, good evening. those behind this amendment say the idea is reassuring anyon...