as overall immigration reform or perhaps signing off on a full plan? tuesday, they are going unveil the bill. that is what we re told. on wednesday they will begin hearings, at least one hearing, some senators especially marco rubio want more than one hearing but the details of the bill are most significant is the question what do you do with the 11 million illegal immigrants in the u.s. what the bill, what we re told, it will say is that it will provide a provisional status for about ten years, illegal immigrants who have been here at least two years will be able to apply and get they have to pay back taxes as well as a fine. a green card? no, they get provisional status then after ten years they can apply for a green card.
cautiously optimistic with a deal being done in the house and senate and get a bill, once this sees the light of day and trying to debate and amend it anything could happen. speaking of the house. you have to focus on the could conservatives who say, nobody should be eligible for any kind of path to citizenship if we don t secure our borders first. that is main sticking point for them? in the senate bill that is one of big points of emphasis when you see the bill on tuesday. they are saying before that you can even get a green card a decade from now, the border has to be so secure that nine out of ten immigrants that are trying to sneak over the border are caught. it would have to have 90% effectively catching immigrants coming over before those here on provisional status can apply for a green card. that seems like a tall hill, but that is what it looks like will be in the senate bill when it is laid out here on tuesday. they are proposing a creation
rockefeller is in a california court today to face charges in connection with the 1985 cold case. his landlord and his wife disappeared over 25 years ago and the landlord remains were found in 1994. the phony heir, who is actually a german national, faces one count of murder. he is currently serving up to five years in a massachusetts prison for kidnapping his daughter. get ready for wedding bells to ring on july 24th in new york city. mayor michael bloomberg announced the city clerk s offices will open specially on that sunday, the first day new york s gay marriage law goes into effect. the clerk is expecting it to be a very busy day. prominent gay figures in history could soon play a bigger role in california classrooms. the fair education act is heading to governor jerry brown s desk after the state assembly passed the bill on tuesday. if enacted, the law would take in effect in january, requiring schools to teach all grade levels of the historical contributions of gay, lesbian,
the credit card and saying, going forward, we re not going to do more spending. but these are these this is money that we ve borrowed. these are commitments that we ve made. the and protection in the produce long-term debt with the real plan to cut future spending tore economy will not recover. meanwhile, house members have reached an agreement to prevent a government shutdown. plus cnn s samantha hayes tells us it s only a temporary deal. the nays are 91. lawmakers in the house passed a bill on tuesday that will fund the federal government for two more weeks, through march 18, a temporary fix that allows the friday deadline and threat of a government shutdown to pass. if the senate follows suit. the bill also cuts spending by $4 billion. but democrats and republicans still need to compromise on how to fund the government for the rest of 2011. i want the american people to know this there are more spending cuts on the way. house republicans went to see
you. let s see what s happening this hour, harry reid could unveil an energy bill to reform off shore drilling, the full senate with consideration of the bill on tuesday. the narrowed down measure and hold bp accountable for the oil spill and prevent similar disasters and contain incentives for trucks to run on natural gas. a scientist is using technology to find the taliban chiefs, gchq, a top secret u.k. communications agency apparently has used telephone intercepts to provides the u.s. military for intelligence on militants in afghanistan and pakistan and says that the northwest tribal area is a global headquarters for al-qaeda. this morning, eric holder will