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Abiding kids who are right with the law, they graduated from high school, or they went into the military, a work permit so they can come out of the shadows. it doesn't give them automatic citizen shep citizenship, it's not sit than seven ship. it's a path to legal work. it's a path a lot of people i talk to support. if you came here as a child and you graduated from a u.s. high school you should be allowed to work legally. that's a thing that a lot of people support. bill: it could affect 800,000 illegal immigrants already here. david, address the politics. does this make a difference in novem...

Illegal immigrants will be immune from deportation if they came to the u.s. before the age of 16, are younger than the age of 30, if they have been in the u.s. for at least five continuous years, have no criminal history. graduated from a u.s. high school or earned a ged or served in the u.s. military. it's an extraordinary move that comes during an election year. the hispanic vote, it could be critical in states like colorado, nevada, perhaps florida, also new mexico. hispanic support for the president has been flagging, in part due to the economy that continues to bump along. i want to bring...

And this t-t has refused to do that. >> this president has deported more people than president bush. president obama has deported more people than president bush. and it's a mistake, a myth to say that the president has been soft on immigration, it's not true. bill: we'll hear from janet napolitano in a few moments here. nbc "wall street journal" polling about a month ago found barack obama leading mitt romney among hispanic voters 61-27%, that was in may. david, manning you, margie thanks to you as well. >> thank you. bill: more on the way. here is martha with more. martha: more of that in a ...

>> this is a policy that we need to learn more about. certainly the initial reports are very confusing, because they are saying these are just memos that are being considered. and certainly they are memos that are written by lawyers in washington, not by border agents in brownsville, texas, who are trying to enforce our immigration law. bill: what does that mean, david? >> if you read one of the memos -- >> it gives them more discretion. >> it doesn't. it makes them not border agents trying to secure the border, it makes them judges, because they get to determine what is a low-priority illegal...

He was running to the right of the republican field on immigration, he is very weak on this. i wouldn't say obama is weak among latinos, i think he's very strong. i think this will be a policy that there will be some debate about, so i don't think that president obama is undertaking this because he sees this at a political gain. bill: a december poll by the pew hispanic center said 69% of latinos disapproved of the president's handling of deportation. does this change now, david? >> i don't think so, no. the problem is is that if you talk to hispanic citizens they want laws enforced just like ...