are accepted back they don't have to wait three to ten years. that way the u.s. citizen doesn't have to wait that long with the family separated. >> critics of the president and certainly some members of the all important latino voting bloc have criticized him because they wanted some comprehensive immigration reform. it hasn't happened. it certainly is not going to happen during an election year. but these kinds of things incrementally can they make a difference? >> well, they've certainly started to make a difference in some cases. for example, we've talked about this. there is a backlog of about 300,000 cases of people who are facing deportation hearings and so far it's been pretty haphazard on who gets the hearing and who doesn't because there is a backlog in what they've done. the administration has done over the past six months has asked that those rules change so that those people who don't have any major crimes committed in the united states once they've violated the law by coming in originally will be put aside so that the criminals will be the ones that are dealt with quicker and more forcefully.