no place in this debate for hateful or ignorant comments from elected officials. earlier this week, representative steve king made comments that i think were deeply offensive and wrong. what he said does not reflect the valuing of the american people or the republican party. and we all need to do our work in a constructive, open and respectful way. as i ve said many times we can disagree without being disagreeable. the reporter asked speaker john boehner whether comments like steve kings will make it more difficult to pass immigration reform in the house. it does make it more difficult. but i m going to continue to work with members who want to get to a solution. as opposed to those who want to do nothing. the comments of course. two hours later, steve king went on the house floor and said this. that is what i m advocating
earlier this week, representative steve king made comments that i think were deeply offensive and wrong. what he said does not reflect the valuing of the american people or the republican party. and we all need to do our work in a constructive, open and respectful way. as i ve said many times we can disagree without being disagreeable. the reporter asked speaker john boehner whether comments like steve kings will make it more difficult to pass immigration reform in the house. it does make it more difficult. but i m going to continue to work with members who want to get to a solution. as opposed to those who want to do nothing. the comments of course. two hours later, steve king went on the house floor and said this. that is what i m advocating for, mr. speaker. i want the most logical, rational policy.
turning power over to a divided, secular opposition, this isn t going to work. they have to bring in elements of the muslim brotherhood into some reintegrated power sharing arrangement or else, i m afraid, as richard reported, things may go from bad to worse. okay. former ambassador to more rock coker mark ginsburg, thanks so much and have a happy fourth. same to you, alex. all are all system goes for immigration reform in the house? plus, finding a fix for the student loan conversation. my conversation with congressman john yarmouth of kentucky, next.
republican of south carolina, talked about why this safe act makes sense to him. the overwhelming majority of our laws, mr. chairman, are enforced and investigated by men and women who work for state and local law enforcement agencies. and we trust them to enforce laws ranging from capital murder to shoplifting. and everything in between. reporter: so if they investigate murders, why not immigration violations? a democrat who s been working on bipartisan immigration reform in the house says she believes this measure could lead to racial profiling and unconstitutional arrests. this is very personal to families whose family members are threatened, people who live in fear who want to become americans. and i think if this bill were to become law, we would expect, as we saw eight years ago, millions of american citizens taking to the streets to demonstrate to protect members of their family and members of their community.
eye over immigration reform. groups on both side of the debate are launching ad campaigns praising and criticizing the gang of 8 proposal being discussed in the u.s. senate. south carolina is also expected to play a central role in the house s shaping of any immigration deal. john roberts is live from our atlanta bureau with a look at that what is the latest there,. reporter: good morning to you. the fate of immigration reform may come down what happens in south carolina. senator lindsey graham and congressman tray gowdy who heads up immigration reform in the house, say this is time to get this done. the nation needs to figure out what to do about the 12 million people illegally in this country. states like south carolina need to tap into large immigration pool for desperately needed businesses like agriculture and tourism and other service industries who can t find people to work for he will this. they are getting tremendous blowback from organizations like numbers usa say why gra