joining me to discuss is bobby franklin, the ceo of the group leading the suit, and eric hippeau.fromerer will start with you. what do you make of this? reporter: it is an interesting lawsuit. this isn't the only rule the -- excuse me, obama era ruled the trump administration has sought to delay and eventually get rid of. the suit challenges whether the trump administration can do this without opening a comment period first. is a weird rule the trump administration is trying to resend. it seems like it would normally fit into the category of immigrants that president would like to see more in the united states. what is happening is twofold. hisp is trying to establish legacy as a raising obama's legacy, including every rule obama issued in his presidency. -- two, there are st. mary's there are serious immigration restrictions, people who think there should be lower immigration overall. by repealing this rule, those folks are probably trying to achieve their goals. emily: bobby, why file the suit?what do you hope to accomplish ? >> we hope to get the rules and it did we hope the dhs is

joining me now to discuss, bobby franklin, the ceo of the group leading the suit, and eric hippeau, fromerer hippeau. alex, i will start with you. what do you make of this? alex: it is an interesting lawsuit that will prove a test case. it is not the only role the obama era rule the trump administration has thought to delay and eventually get rid of. the suit challenges whether the obama -- the trump administration can do this without opening up a comment period first. it is a weird rule they are trying to resend. it would seem they would normally fit into the category of immigrants the president would like to see more of in the for a states, advocating merit-based immigration system. but what is happening is twofold. one, trump has tried to establish his legacy as erasing obama's legacy, including every role obama issued, late in his presidency. two, there are serious immigration restrictionists who believe there should be lower immigration, overall. by repealing this rule, those folks are probably trying to achieve their goals. emily: bobby, why file this suit? what you hope to accompl