the other student was talking about has been around since the clinton administration carried through the bush administration and still exists today. they just keep rehashing the same one and then refusing to why is this happening now? why is this happening now? president obama has said for months he does not have the authority to do this. so what he did this week is actually a reversal. why? because he took a look at those latino poll numbers and what it hose is he s hemorrhaged 36 points among latinos over the last two years. 2012 election is coming up. isn t this a transparent craft, cynical political move? no, the reason they re doing this, if you practice in immigration court, you would know. the backlog is atrocious. sometimes people wait two years to get their day in court. sometimes people who are violent felons get held in custody at $122 a day for two, three months to get their day in court. they can t take the resources that they have and deport everybody. they have to
to know this is not just a humanitarian concern but something which is of vital economic concern to the nation. nonetheless, it will be an exciting day on the hill. thank you it for your time here. it s a great place to be with you. thank you. how would health reform affect you? vera gibbons will take a closer look here on msnbc saturday. meantime for you travelers, british airplaneways cabin crews are on strike after a failed to reach an agreement. thousands of flights have been canceled. passengers have been notified. british airways says it hose to operate 65% of its flights using leased planes and outside crews. the first dave spring kicks off with wild weather. a fierce snowstorm that dropped as much as 20 inches on parts of the colorado front range is taking aim at the plains. the storm is targeting oklahoma in the texas panhandle.