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Welcome back to "hardball." of course, border surge, that's what the senators are calling a new border security plan authorized by republicans bob corker of tennessee and john hoeven of north dakota. it's being hailed as the grand bargain, the big compromise just agreed to, or almost anyway. it's already being blessed by the gang of eight, and it's attracting conservative voices on the issue like senator mark kirk, a republican from illinois who was considered one of the bill's biggest critics. what's in the surge? let's take a look right now. it would double the size of the border patrol alon...

U.s. and whether that system should be tied to federal appropriations. so i would keep a close eye on the healthcare debate as well as the e-verify system, of course, these tougher border control mechanisms say they won't pass unless it's a part of the bill. >> kemp cirilli on a friday, have a good weekend. >> you too. >> speaking of the wikd weeeken >> first off, who will be beautiful, if you join us from the southeast, you got like a 3-day stretch here o beautiful weather. humidity very low this time of the year. enjoy it while it lasts. rain today and saturday as we go up from boston northw...

One of the issues that helped to derail the legislation back then. so if you talked to people who have been working on this for a long time, they say the fact that the business and the labor community sat down and agreed to a fair pay scale is really quite a large deal and then, of course, other parts of this including an e-verify system for employers so that they can track their employees and make sure that they are here legally. so, those are some of the broad outlines. i have been talking to a number of people involved in these negotiations and they say that this really seems to be the best...

What we'll do is come out with a road map we think that will regain our sovereignty, practically deal with the 11 million but secure our border, control who gets a job. we lost our sovereignty. every country on the planet should have the right to determine who comes into the country and under what conditions. martha: how do you secure the border, senator, in that plan? >> well there are nine sectors of our border. six of them are at 90% above in terms of being secure. you spend more money. you put new technology, but the reason we have 11 million illegal immigrants, they come here to get a job...

Everyone. >> heather: what about the strengthening the system the e-verify system, would that work? is that an option? >> i'm ron paul system, he doesn't like it because it turns employers into federal agents trying to enforce immigration law, but that a state issue. we'll let states have a good conversation but it doesn't need to be done on federal level. >> you are really talking the root of what you are talking about here is ultimately trying to have a strong economy. mike just mentioned the word welfare. i never like to hear that word used if we're not talking about the incredible massive ...