jon corzine, those that have been in the working group, coming together with the policy of what steps should be in addressing these problems because they have done it in such a conservative and compassionate and thoughtful way and senator ted cruz and i worked on legislation to address this bill, which is the driver. and this is what so many of the coyotes are using. so we have all brought these issues to the table and said, how do we best address this and put an end to it? to prohibit the coyotes in and that's where they are saying if you get to america and american soil, then you are going to have amnesty. so the process, one on the border bill and then both bills will go over to the senate, and we will be hopeful that kerry reid will take this up. >> what you think of those who say that splitting the legislation is a bad idea? that there will be an À la cart and they will take the former and not the latter and move on as business as usual? >> one of the things that we have said since the beginning as immigration was discussed is that there would be no comprehensive or big old to co

radio talk show host and fox news contributor and steven sigmund, former communications director to jon corzine and senior advisor at global strategy group. steven, i'll give you the first word in this. the governor calls this an abuse of power, outrageous. is it a way to look at this as something other than an abuse of power by the d.a.'s office? >> yes. look, i think layman's read of the indictment it does seem a little thin. but i don't know that that matters because politically, you have people reading a grand jury just indicted the governor of texas and i think it speaks -- it's a big political problem for him, but also speaks to a larger problem for the republican party having a weak field of potential presidential candidates when they've been trying to revive rick perry who was supposed to be the savior of the 2012 election and fell apart in the first place. this just adds that sort of problem on top of it. so the facts of the case will come out. but i think the politics of it are obviously very bad for rick perry and for the republican party. >> tammy, do you agree? is there a chance th

we have the former director of the republican party and the former director for jon corzine. he says the president has no strategy and no vision. >> i think criticism of a president for foreign policy is fair. it happens for every president, particularly the right wing for this president. but what's unfair is only criticizing without any real answers. let's not forget the president's actions this weekend at the home seem to be working. the kurds have pushed back isis in two cities in iraq. and, you know, the horrible situation on mount season gentleman we have been able to bring in relief supplies and open up an escape route. there is going to be criticism on the left and the right. what republicans can't do is just criticize over and overagain. martha: this situation has been going on for three years. and to say you are surprised by it or the intelligence you were given gave you an unclear picture of it some people feel is disingenuous. but laura ingrahm who has not been a huge cheerleader for this president to say the least, said this over the weekend. >> i think it's hard.