so we have 26,000 americorps members who are veterans today. we have several thousand more who are serving as part of our portfolio. so it's a good part of our work and environment. you think this is a worthwhile investment partnering with a local nonprofit organization? is this a worthwhile endeavor for us to pursue? >> guest: the corporation hats help this -- crack this larger is how do we prepare the country for the return of these 2.6 million people who are vets at iraq and afghanistan and that doesn't include wars past but also how do we prepare the fats and warriors for their return back home. one thing we have to be able to do and you said a word it was so important, normalcy. there is going to be a due normal and that's okay. things are going to feel different and are going to be different and it's not as simple as saying okay now that i'm home everything is going to be all right. oftentimes i think that's becomes one of the biggest challenges of family and community where they will look at you and it's like this i'm glad you are back h

i think about of course volunteerism is our thing americorps and senior corps and many of americans are volunteering with our support as a federal agency in partnership with nonprofit. but what about my board members at one time shot in the life of this unprecedented for initiate a great phrase that stuck with me to have passion, put your passion into action. i think that is what you are referencing often times throughout this book where if you're passionate about something you will be successful and another thing we don't talk about to me if you find someone that's passionate crusade you sure are passionate about your work it's also saying your authentic your genuine, you are the real deal. i don't think you can fake passion. so how do you feel about some of the individuals you write about do you feel like that's true that they are authentic people? >> guest: i feel like it is one of the only unifying themes that we feature. i've come to be peeved that if you look at people that are really great at what they do and i mean really great after work at their job, at what they take on, ther

and working through americorps with some of the poorest people living in his community. during his year as a health educator, he decided now -- with the protection of daca -- to apply to go to medical school. eduardo arias is in his first year at loyola university chicago school of medicine. he is one of seven protected by daca who have a chance to go to school. but there's a catch. loyola university said you can go to medical school here, but for every year you're in medical school, you have to promise to give one year of your professional life working with the poorest people in my home state of illinois. in small towns and rural areas as well as big cities. and he agreed to it. he is a giving, caring heart. he agreed to it. to finish medical school and be of service back to the poorest people my state -- in my state. why do the republicans want to deport eduardo arias? why do they want to take this outstanding individual who has struggled and succeeded in life who knows no other country but america and deport him to mexico? will we be a better nation if this young man

in 2,005 and the gold presidential volunteer award in 2,007 for her volunteer efforts with youth americorps, america's farmers, open open and the troubled youth of big brothers big sisters and other organizations. after graduating after graduating from northern arizona university in flagstaff and 2,009 kayla committed her life to helping people in need around the world. first in india, then israel the palestinian territories and back home where she volunteered at the hiv-aids clinic and the woman's shelter. but it was the conflict in syria that your greatest interest and against particular desire to help those in need. and the youtube videos she made in october 2011 as the syrian civil war was just beginning to live in solidarity with the syrian people. i reject the brutality and the killing of the syrian authorities against the syrian people. the silence is participation in this current. i declare my participation in the syrian sitting on youtube. december 2012 kayla traveled to the turkish syrian border where she worked for months helping the thousands of syrian refugees whose lives or to

2,005 and the gold presents a volunteer award of 2,007 for her volunteer efforts with youth count, americorps america's finest, opened end end for troubled youth, big brothers big sisters and other organizations. after graduating from northern arizona university kayla committed her life to helping people in need around the world. world. first in india, then israel, the palestinian territories and back home where she volunteered at an hiv aids clinic and a woman shelter. but it was a conflict in syria. sparked her desire to help those in need. a youtube video she made in october 2,011, the syrian civil war was just beginning i am in solidarity with the syrian people. i reject the brutality and the killing that the syrian authorities are committing against the syrian people. i declared my participation in the syrian sit in on youtube. december 2012 travel to the turkish syrian border where she worked for months helping of thousands of syrian refugees whose lives were torn apart by the humanitarian catastrophe created by bishara al-assad and the syrian civil war. according to her family kayla fo

there is a smile pilot project that the government does work on now for unaccompanied children, the americorps initiative. but we have advocated for years for a much broader government funded counsel for the most vulnerable populations in immigration proceedings. and honestly in immigration proceedings, period. >> i have a few questions. >> i was hoping for additional comment from the other two attorneys. >> i don't have anything to add other than to emphasize what i suspect you've already heard, at least in part, this morning the similarities between are the judicial system and the immigration context and the judicial system in the criminal context. so even though we have this civil/criminal distinction, the concerns about the constitutional rights of immigrants are still very much the same. >> earlier than today we heard from folks from the federal government, as well as the private prison companies cca, about all these great policies that are in place and what's being done there to make sure that these facilities are compliant and places that are not going to result in the kind of abuse and

the following year through americorps he worked in local clocks volunteering and working through americorps with some of the poorest people living in his community. during his year as a health educator he decided now with the protection of daca to apply to go to medical school. eduardo arias is in his first year atlloylloy loyola school of med sun. he is one of 7 protected by daca to go to school. loyola said you can go to medical school but for every year you are in medical school, you have to promise to give one year of your professional life working with the poorest people in my home state of illinois, in small towns and rural areas as well as big cities. and he agreed to t he is a giving caring -- he has a giving care heart. he agreed to it. to finish medical school and give the years necessary of service back to the poorest people in my state. why do the republicans want to deport eduardo arias? why do they want to take this outstanding individual who has struggled and succeeded in life, who knows no other country but america, and deport hum to mexico? -- deport him to mexico? will we

award in 2005 and the gold presidential award in 2007 for her volunteer efforts with youth count, americorps, america's promise, open inn for troubled youths big brokers big sisters and other youth organizations. after graduating from northern arizona university in flagstaff in 2009, kayla committed her life to helping people in need around the world first in india, in israel, then the palestinian territories and back home in prescott where she volunteered at an hiv-aids clinic and a women's shelter. but it was the conflict in syria that drew kayla's greatest interest and again sparked her desire to help those in need. in a youtube video she made in october 201 1 kayla said, "i am in solidarity with the syrian people. i reject the brutality and the killing that the syrian authorities are committing against the syrian people. silence is participation in this crime. i declare my participation in the syrian sit-in on youtube." in december 2012, kayla traveled to the turkish-syrian border where she worked for month helping the thousands of syrian refugees whose lives were torn apart by the human