we will start with celinda lake. [applause] >> thank you very much. the presentation is loaded on to the computer. there it is. thank you very much and it is nice to be here. i want to thank dr. west in particular, and produce in general -- brookings in general, for adding more like to a conversation that often has more heat then like to it. i think is a very thoughtful book and a great analysis of a lot of information out there. i want to assure you recent survey that we have done looking at the -- to show you a recent survey that we have done looking at voters nationwide. latino's have become very important in the 2010 elections, but generally in the future are very important. we looked at how people feel about the arizona law, how people feel about comprehensive reform, and how might this play out in the current elections. one of the reasons i love being a pollster is because conventional wisdom is usually about 95% wrong, plus or minus 5%. this is yet another area where conventional wisdom is wrong. there are tons of public polls out there. we fou

we will start with celinda lake. [applause] >> thank you very much.ce to be here. i want to thank dr. west in particular, and produce in general -- brookings in general, for adding more like to a conversation that often has more heat then like to it. i think is a very thoughtful book and a great analysis of a lot of information out there. i want to assure you recent survey that we have done looking at the -- to show you a recent survey that we have done looking at voters nationwide. latino's have become very important in the 2010 elections, but generally in the future are very important. we looked at how people feel about the arizona law, how people feel about comprehensive reform, and how might this play out in the current elections. one of the reasons i love being a pollster is because conventional wisdom is usually about 95% wrong, plus or minus 5%. this is yet another area where conventional wisdom is wrong. there are tons of public polls out there. we found the majority of voters to support the arizona immigration law. but that is for the accurac

[applause] celinda lake. [applause] >> thank you very much.the presentation is loaded on to the computer. there it is. thank you very much and it is nice to be here. i want to thank dr. west in particular, and produce in general -- brookings in general, for adding more like to a conversation that often has mo heat then like to it. i think is a very thoughtful book and a great analysis of a lot of information out there. i want to assure you recent survey that we have done looking at the -- to show you a recent survey that we have done looking at voters nationwide. latino's have become very important in the 2010 elections, but generally in the future are very important. we looked at how people feel about the arizona law, how people feel about comprehensive reform, and how might this play out in the current elections. one of the reasons i love being a pollster is because conventional wisdom is usually about 95% wrong, plus or minus 5%. this is yet another area where conventional wisdom is wrong. there are tons of public polls out there. we found

i wanted to pick on a phrase which celinda lake used several times, but the phrase that people are not here legally going back to the back of the line for immigration. i want to explore that ait. i think one of the worries people have is precisely the fear that people who are here illegally will go to the front of the line, compared to someone who stays home in guatemala. what do we actually mean, in practical terms, by saying people "go back -- "go to the back of the line?" an how does that relate to the blueprint or any other proposals out there? >> ok. have questions on tourism and going to the back of the line. [laughter] >> let me start with that. this is not dealt with within the blueprint other than saying, you know, people need to go to the back of the line. there are different mechanisms put in place. the concept is really simple, which is, someone who is here illegally should not, as you said, go ahead of someone who went through the legal process in their home country. all you do that is the difficult part. -- how you do that is the difficult part. there have been examples t

i wanted to pick on a phrase which celinda lake used several times, but the phrase that people are not here legally going back to the back of the line for immigration. i want to explore that a bit. i think one of the worries people have is precisely the fear that people who are here illegally will go to the front of the line, compared to someone who stays home in guatemala. what do we actually mean, in practical terms, by saying people "go back -- "go to the back of the line?" and how does that relate to the blueprint or any other proposals out there? >> ok. we have questions on tourism and going to the back of the line. [laughter] >> let me start with that. this is not dealt with within the blueprint other than saying, you know, people need to go to the back of the line. there are different mechanisms put in place. the concept is really simple, which is, someone who is here illegally should not, as you said, go ahead of someone who went through the legal process in their home country. all you do that is the difficult part. -- how you do that is the difficult part. there have been exam