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Challenges to finding solution to immigration reform

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Well there -- a lot of action tonight on the immigration front our chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel explains.

While almost everyone agrees on the problem there is a lot of disagreement about.

The solution.

This all about trying to get it right.

On -- the American people.

House speaker John Boehner says solving the nation's immigration problem is not a race and Boehner praised the bipartisan gang -- in the senate in those in the house trying to fix a system that doesn't work.

-- -- applaud my colleagues on both sides of the capital -- from both parties.

Who worked together.

To try to solve one of the bigger issues that we're dealing with and our country and that's the issue of immigration.

-- legal immigration and illegal immigration.

The House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing of this congress looking into the issue this morning.

A leading Republican suggested tackling what's wrong with legal immigration first making sure high skilled workers can stay here.

Then let's not let the more contentious issues and this idea of comprehensive reform.

Prevent us from this year.

This month -- on the next to a three months pass and something to address what is a horrible situation in this country and that's -- training people to go back to their countries.

And compete against.

But the mayor of San Antonio Texas spoke in favor of a comprehensive approach that further strengthen border security.

Streamline the legal immigration process so that law abiding companies can get the workers they need in this 21 century global economy.

And create a path to citizenship to bring the estimated eleven million undocumented immigrants in this country.

Out of the shadows.

And into the full light of the American dream.

-- some Republicans say it's important to emphasize border security and to be fair to an estimated five million people -- -- -- go to America following the rules some of awaiting an average of seven years.

Because of all the bureaucratic red tape after progressive in labor leaders met with President Obama today the AFL CIOs Richard Trumka said the status quo.

Doesn't work we were talking about trying to fix a broken system.

A system that doesn't work for anybody in the country we're talking about common sense comprehensive reform.

Fixing it can be so tricky that a bipartisan group of house lawmakers has a meeting secretly.

Trying to hammer out a deal sources say it's expected they're gonna roll out -- more detailed plan in the senate group did.

By the president's State of the Union Address next week John Mike Emanuel on capitol -- I'm Mike thanks.

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