Southern Illinois historian Mark Motsinger joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller speaks with Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies for the Center for Immigration Studies. Vaughan speaks about the number of illegal immigrants that have been deported in recent years, and how that number has dropped.

Tom Miller and IL State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld (R-Okawville) discuss the Senate's plan to reject a 2% cost-of-living adjustment to their pay, as well as the ongoing budget crisis.