bret: north carolina republican senator thom tillis and democratic senator kyrsten sinema have reached a bipartisan agreement on an immigration reform framework. what s inside? does it have a chance in this lame duck session of congress? let s find out from congressional correspondent chad pergram. good evening, chad. bret, the two senators tillis and sinema began passing their plan around the senate today. it would speed up the removal of those who don t qualify for asylum and it offers a way for more than 2 million dreermsz to become american citizens. sinema promised to tackle immigration as soon as the election was over we have been stymied by political edges on both part of the spectrum. one party desires only border walls and security and the other s amnesty for millions of people. race to pass before the house
months of impasse. a bipartisan group in the house of representatives did reach agreement in principle on an immigration reform framework. and there was some positive news on the deficit. but both of those items will take a long time to pay dividends. and the administration will have to still fight the crises for now, if they ever want to be able to maximize both of these agenda items in the long term. wolf? jessica yellin over at the white house, thanks very much. let s dig a little bit deeper now with our chief political correspondent, host of the state of the union candy crowley. the president trying to change the subject today, didn t work that well, because the subject is still out there. there s a formula for presidents who get into political trouble. and it begins with trying to change the questions. which he did pretty well, i think, in the rose garden, at least it was a good first step. went out there and said, okay, what we really noo ed is money
debated in the senate since 1994. that was the last time we saw anything like what s happening right now, almost 20 years ago. the only gun measure to get through congress during barack obama s first term was, notably, an amendment to allow you to carry firearms into national parks. even the nra was apparently physically looming over the negotiations, the deal announced today is exactly the sort of thing the nra has been fighting like crazy to prevent. here s what the political offers instead, a placebo called universal background checks. yep, that s their big idea. it s an unworkable universal federal nightmare bureaucracy being imposed under the federal government. the nra s elite placebo nightmare is now on its way to almost, maybe, coming true. in real life. in a move from capitol hill that could not have been imagined last year. another big news is the bipartisan group of eight senators tasked with coming up with an immigration reform framework.
anything like what s happening right now, almost 20 years ago. the only gun measure to get through congress during barack obama s first term was, notably, an amendment to allow you to carry firearms into national parks. even the nra was apparently physically looming over the negotiations, the deal announced today is exactly the sort of thing the nra has been fighting like crazy to prevent. here s what the political offers instead, a placebo called universal background checks. yep, that s their big idea. it s an unworkable universal federal nightmare bureaucracy being imposed under the federal government. the nra s elite placebo nightmare is now on its way to almost, maybe, coming true. in real life. in a move from capitol hill that could not have been imagined last year. another big news is the bipartisan group of eight senators tasked with coming up with an immigration reform framework. those eight senators are just
sources tell fox these are the key points to the white house immigration blueprint. secure the border, the southern and northern borders with a combination of infrastructure, technology, and personnel. that includes a $25 billion trust fund for the border wall system. daca legalization, provide legal status for daca recipients and other eligible immigrants come up to an estimated 1.8 million people. protect the nuclear family, promote nuclear family migration, limiting sponsorship students spouses and minor children s. eliminate the lottery and repurpose visas. suggesting the program is riddled with fraud and abuse and doesn t serve the national interest. white house rolling out its proposal as lawmakers on capitol hill are trying to develop their own plan. lawmakers have been getting in your full from immigration activists demanding a daca deal now. as the white house prepares to unveil its immigration reform framework, the senate republican