eric garland, my nominee to the supreme court. the affirmative policies cannot go forward until there is a ninth justice on the court to break it tie. it is important to understand what today means thch. the deferred policy wasn't affected by the rule. enforcement policies are not affected by this ruling. this means the people who might have benefited from the expanded deferred action policy, long term residents raising children who are americans or legal reside residents will remain low priorities for enforcement as long as you have not committed a crime or immigration resources are not fog focused on you. but it is frustrating to those who want to come out of the shadow and lift the perpetual cloud on them. it is heartbreak forkiing for t millions of immigrants who have raised their family here were looking to the opportunity to work, serve in the military and fully contribute to the country we all love in an open way. where do we go from here? most americans including business leaders, faith leaders, law enforcement, democrats,

take the time to list the number of senior republicans who have been flattering in the past about eric garlandman many of you have known for many years. the criticism the president got was from the left and choosing moderation. i wrote a long piece to the american bar association meeting back in -- when the hell was it? trying to think. in 1917? [laughter] >> talking about what the role of the senate was and what advice and consent meant and arguing in a number of law articles and arguing that the president should seek the advice. he needs and should seek the advice and the more divided the government the more proeft -- appropriate it is for the senate to raise its head. the president is to propose and the senate disposes. but the republicans in the senate have abdicating their responsibility by refusing to hold a hearing even. it is not required to hold a hearing under the constitution. for the longest time none were held. as the old jokes i have been in the majority and minority and the majority is better. but i really do, i think most people would acknowledge, i really do have a good relati

have time to vote against the affordable care act 64 times but don't have time for a hearing on eric garland and today illustrates the consequences of the broken republican leadership. we have to get on that, my friends. we do need your help. when i was reflecting on the decision of earlier today i thought of a guy named jose guterez. i have not had the privilege of meeting him but i have read a lot about him. he has inspired me. i think this story is so appropriate in the context of today's ruling. jo jose both saw and embodied the optimism that embodies america. he became an orphan at the age of eight raising himself on the streets of guatemala city. but jose wanted more. jose and so many like him deserve more. so he set out for a better future. he came to this country, a 3,000 mile journey of scars and sacrifices and arrived in the u.s. undocumented, went into foster care. he wanted to be an architect and went to community college and so loved this country he joined the marines and on march 21, 2003 he was killed in southern iraq. one of the most casualities. he was an american in every w

have time to vote against the affordable care act 64 times but don't have time for a hearing on eric garland and today illustrates the consequences of the broken republican leadership. we have to get on that, my friends. we do need your help. when i was reflecting on the decision of earlier today i thought of a guy named jose guterez. i have not had the privilege of meeting him but i have read a lot about him. he has inspired me. i think this story is so appropriate in the context of today's ruling. jose both saw and embodied the hope and optimism that embodies america. he was born into poverty outside guatemala city. he became an orphan at the age of eight raising himself on the streets of guatemala city. surrounded by violence and abjebt poverty. but jose wanted more. jose and so many like him deserve more. so he set out for a better future. he came to this country, a 3,000 mile journey of scars and sacrifices and arrived in the u.s. undocumented, went into foster care. he wanted to be an architect and went to community college and so loved this country he joined the marines and on march 2

take the time to list the number of senior republicans who have been flattering in the past about eric garland. a man that many of you have known for many years. matter of fact, the criticism the president got was from the left for choosing moderation. i wrote a long piece, with ron's help, of the american bar association meeting back in 19-when the hell was it? in 1917? [laughter] >> -- talking about what the role of the senate was. and what advice and consent meant, arguing that in a number of law articles we wrote, arguing that the president should seek the advice. he should seek and the more divideded the government the more appropriate it is for the senate to raise its head because that is just as much of a right to determine who should be in the court as the president. the president is to propose a senate dispose of the proposal yet the republicans in the senate have totally abdicating their responsible by choosing to even hold a hearing in the united states judiciary committee which isn't required under the constitution. for the longest time, none were held. folks there is an old joke g

eric. that's not true. come on, they had a majority in one. here you had a 4-4 tie because the senate refuses to act on garland's nomination. i would say the people who get hurt here are the four million people who are in our midst, they're not a security threat -- >> you know what obama would say, you know who's getting hurt? the people who have their beds made, peethe people that have tr food delivered. he said this is a cyclical thing. we see the fear-mongering, this anger. but it always happens after you let in millions of people. then you create the anger and you hope that the anger leads to a solution. which is amnesty. that's what he's referring to. >> remember when president bush tried to have immigration reform guess what, it was the republican base that blocked that. when you have the senate in 2014 pass immigration reform, again, it's the house and the republican imagine orlt in the house that blocked that. so when you said, eric, i president obama just blames republicans. the fact yeah, republicans don't want immigration reform. >> isn't that immigration reform, trying to follow the law. a definition of immigrat