Its really not, because it closer to that. And its a little bit of a spot. The referee said its touching that pole, but its really not. You tell em. Love her. Thank you, everyone, for joining us. Im fresh out of time, but stay tuned for Newsroom International with suzanne malveaux. Welcome to cnn newsroom. Heres whats going on right now. History is made on the floor of the u. S. House and senate. The 113th congress is convening for the first time. The gavels came down moments ago, all reelected and newly elected officers take the oath of office. There were 97 freshman, 84 in the house, 13 in the senate. While republicans still control the house, democrats gained seats in both chambered, two more in the senate, eight more in the house. A bit of added drama as well on the house side. Speaker john boehner hoping to hold john to his leadership position. He has lost some support from some republicans that were outraged he delayed a vote on Hurricane Sandy relief. Boehner and nancy pelosi ar
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States just this year, entered without permission in the Immigration Court system. What happens to these guys . The new people would have a status. When thed send back to United States government did ins in vietnam, in haiti, parts of africa. Remove people from a situation that is dangerous, unsafe in a variety of ways, whether it is politics, country conditions, or some other capacity, but if you open all of those other questions, in addition to el salvador and guatemala. There are two other countries at play here who also have tens of thousands of citizens in the United States who also have temporary protective status from years ago. Ballsis a lot of sort of in the air and which one you pick up will determine the future potentially for one small group or a larger group, but not necessarily the whole group, if that makes sense. You are addressing a piece of the puzzle, but it could potentially create another wave in a different capacity. It is so unknown, i think, at this point, you w