Immigration Legislation: What You Need To Know Now

Senator Rubio and his "Gang of Eight" proposed an outline for immigration reform Monday, and President Obama followed on Tuesday with his broad initiatives.  The bipartisan committee intends to have draft legislation by March, and a vote by August.  After many years of congressional debates to no avail, Democrats and Republicans are tripping over each other these days to be the first to suggest a reasonable plan to resolve the immigration concerns that most of the country agrees needs to be fixed in some way.  But immigration is perhaps more politically charged than many longstanding and widespread national concerns, and the concern is whether legislation proposed and passed so quickly can actually solve the problems with our current system.