it s not fair to say that. i don t support the use of the executive power to obtain it. and i think what marco rubio has said, and i m not sure what the rest of that quote would have been. but every other time i ve heard him make that quote, he said, and this kind of thing makes it harder to really go back and solve the problem. any time you complicate the regular system by throwing something in that s outside the constitution, outside the way laws are made, you don t make it easier to solve this problem in the future. you make it harder to solve this problem in the future. so very quickly, then, you don t support the order then? you do not support the order? no, i don t support the order. i don t support the order. i support immigration law that secures the border first, and then looks at what do you do about people in all circumstances who got here illegally, and what are the real work force needs of the country? and that s the only way you can actually do this, if you want to le
one at a time. border first. absolutely. i support that. by the way, i think an overwhelming majority of americans support that. let s say, and i ve got to say i find it ironic that a former arizona governor has run an agency that is supposed to secure the borders at a time when arizona seems to be on the front lines time and time again. let s say the federal government does what is required to secure the borders. do you see a path way to citizenship for the millions of illegal immigrants that have been working in america for several years? are the basis our bed rock of the economy is not only the southwest but now in georgia and new york, should there be a pathway to citizenship for hard working, law abiding illegal immigrants? inc. the bottom line is once we get our border secured then that goes on the table and then we find that solution as to what
senator mccain had a discussion on the way forward. i think my house colleagues, republicans and democrats would rally around the idea of stronger border security as a start. the mccain some mccal ten-point plan for border security i think is the best way to start those debate. pass those measures as stand-alone bills and it puts pressure on all of us. you think you can do it this year? i think it s the way forward. i ve taken a beating at times for trying to come up with a comprehensive starting with it is essential, but 40% here overstayed their visas. i don t think you can put them all in jail, but you need a rational system to make sure you don t have a third wave. i ve been involved with this issue, i continue to talk with the president, with democrats and republicans, but i think the way forward on immigration is to secure the border first, then
virginia, courthouse yesterday. two suspects have admitted to being russian citizens using fake identities in the u.s. the tour de france kicks off today. this will be lance armstrong s last one. 20-stage race begins in the netherlands and ends in paris. armstrong is going after his eighth championship. those are the top stories right now. brian, back to you. brian: all right, thank you very much, molly. secure the border first, then work on immigration legislation. that is the message of majority of americans for president obama. the latest fox news opinion dynamics poll has 59% of those surveyed saying that securing the borders is the top priority. only 30% say passing legislation is more important. 900 registered voters were polled. is sending more troops the answer to securing the boarder? joining me is t.j. bonner, president of the national border patrol council. good to have you with us.
across but you can sure do a lot better job than we have. and the american people are saying, secure the border first, and then we ll consider the comprehensive immigration reform the president is talking about. jon: he seems to reject that point and i wrote this quote down, he said, there are those who argue we should not move forward with any aspect of immigration reform until our borders are totally secure. he seemed to be alluding to that flap that you got involved in 4 after your one-on-one meeting with the president about that very issue. it s the ma skwraoert of the american people that have been very clear. i was part of the bill he was talking about the kennedy mccain bill trying to do both at the same time. the american people rejected it and said no, secure the border first. i m not suggesting that it would be an absolutely perfect job. but what they are not seeing is an adequate commitment to it. when the president seems to suggest it can t be done and that the rules can