joining us to discuss these questions is bill mcmorris, a staff writer. fflor la. this must be a tough time for those organizations that backed not only abraham's election but re-election, and have seen so little traction on this issue in the midst of deportation. >> you know very well what i'm talking about. >> i know what you're talking about. it is a tough time. it is a tough time because one of the principle issues that drove a massive latino turnout in first the presidential election and the second one has been immigration reform. we believe that we've delivered for the president and that the president has yet to pass immigration reform. it's a tough time. we're so close to getting this done. we have a bill passed in the senate. we have democratic minority in the house saying they're ready to go. and we have even the speaker of the house who says he's in favor of the immigration reform. what's the problem and why can't we get this done? that's what is so frustrating. >> is this a predicament that house republicans are not worried about? >> i would say that hou