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Weren't convinced before, i was convinced then that i had to work harder. since 2000 we've been working on this, to get something done in the house. so, we introduced legislation. it's never the end all, never the silver bullet that fixes everything up, but it would allow us to set standards across this country as to what we should permit and not permit and give guidance. we were going to bring professionals together, not the congress, and let them decide what are the protocalls for handling what goes on on the field. we're not only talking about football injuries. in fact, there are more youn...

Seem ready to tackle this problem together. i believe we are finally at a moment where comprehensive immigration reform is within our grasp. >> bipartisanship and a funct n functioning congress? not totally. we're not going to get immigration done this year, let's cut the b.s. this is about 2014 and 2016. the day after president obama outlined his proposal for immigration reform, senator marco rubio journeyed into the limbaugh lions den to reaffirm the base he and the president aren't linking arms just yet. >> the president has a decision to make. if today becomes the beginning of a bidding wa...

Insight, which is they are working their way toward being an institutionalized minority party over a landscape that's changing beneath their feet. i think the congressman makes a great point in that there has to be a sincerity of effort. one of the things, i think, leadership has to understand right now, we're also excited that there's anything bipartisan going on when the president made that speech, when congress made that move. after that election, we all just thought what's going to happen, what's going to happen, and to see the two sides of the aisle actually working together, i just got t...

Review, some on the right is questioning whether it's worth it. republicans should take a deep breath before rushing into a grand bargain. don't walk the plank on immigration because romney only got 29% of the hispanic vote and sell out on deeply held conservative principles to bump that up to 33%. joining us now from san antonio, texas, congress juman joaquin castro. welcome. >> thank you, thank you, alex. >> congressman, i have many questions. first is, what do you make of the prospects of comprehensive immigration reform, specifically as it relates to the house. we've seen a linking of arms...