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Opening statements we expect to begin any moment now. the minute the prosecution begins, we will bring that to you live. tonight of course the senate will kick off a huge week for immigration reform. it's a pivotal vote to end debate on the bipartisan border security amendment. that vote on the so-called hoeven/corker amendment is expected about 5:00 this afternoon. advocates say they expect a big vote when a final vote is taken on the overall legislation as early as thursday this week. >> about a two-thirds of the senate right now. so i believe we'll be in the neighborhood of 70 votes. >> w...

Graham? >> guest: the bill will pass. we are on the verge of 70 votes. that is my goal. we are close to 70 votes. the corker amendment gets us over-the-top. >>chris: we will talk about that in a moment but a general prediction, senator lee, you are opposed to this. do you agree it will pass with a very wide majority something like 70 votes? >> guest: it is likely to pass and it could well be along the margin senator graham suggested. look, as sponsors of this bill they had the bet of intention. the best of intentions are not enough when you deal with 1,200 page bill. they promised under this b...

>> we should hold their feet to the fire create bipartisan bill. >> hopefully the american people. >> laura: do you think chuck shuman. >> 2014 is coming. immigration reform is needed both in the 11 million ha that are here and border security. >> laura: why do you think poll shows marco rubio and jeb bush trailing hillary clinton. they are b and e big immigration reform matters. >> i tell to you with polls that do matter people that believe immigration reform is necessary and should hatch now. there is two polls where something needs to be done. if congress doesn't do it, i think there is goi...

>> we should hold their feet to the fire create bipartisan bill. >> hopefully the american people. >> laura: do you think chuck shuman. >> 2014 is coming. immigration reform is needed both in the 11 million ha that are here and border security. >> laura: why do you think poll shows marco rubio and jeb bush trailing hillary clinton. they are b and e big immigration reform matters. >> i tell to you with polls that do matter people that believe immigration reform is necessary and should hatch now. there is two polls where something needs to be done. if congress doesn't do it, i think there is goi...

Shoveling money. >> that's exactly -- >> until it fills up and they can walk across it it. >> it is the definition of throwing money at a problem. what the money is, it isn't real money in many ways. but the money is a symbol that we hear you and we care as much about security and your fears of this infiltration and invasion as much as you do. >> the money is tangible. this is the key to the corker amendment. the two things that are kind of on the table, cornyn, which was the conservative amendment, was trying to set very, very high benchmarks for how much operational control and situational a...