>> hinojosa: but i just want to... to say... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: we should be looking for your work upcoming on the big screen? what are we looking at? >> oh, the hummingbird's daughter is being filmed by luis mandoki with... i was busy, so they hired antonio banderas, you know. >> hinojosa: ( laughing ) >> banderas is in. >> hinojosa: and into the beautiful north? >> we're hoping. into the beautiful north is making the circuit... >> hinojosa: so luis alberto urrea on the big screen. >> ( laughing ) well, my books. >> hinojosa: we'll all be watching out for you. >> thank you. >> hinojosa: thank you so much for your work. >> thank you. continue the conversation at wgbh.org/oneonone. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

i like that. >> hinojosa: you mean in missoula. >> in montana. >> hinojosa: in missoula, montana. >> i love that about it, right? but not everyone is so stimulated by that. and for poor people living on the margins of nature, you know, they have real livelihoods and real needs. now, here's the good news-- what we find out is that for poor people, nature is frankly even more important than it is for the rich and well off. >> hinojosa: because? >> because if the river dries out, they don't have an alternate source for getting water. if the forest does not have trees anymore, they do not have an alternate source for heating their homes. you know, there are 149 million people in the pacific rim who feed on fish. that is their primary source of protein. if the fish go off from the reef, if there's a massive dieoff of coral, bleaching happens, and they lose their potency to have... you know, to produce fish, those people will starve. so what i have found is when i've traveled into rural areas, they're not calling it conservation. they don't use that word. but nature is incredibly important

>> hinojosa: so he kept on you. it was like year after year. >> hinojosa: i'm in wisconsin getting a ph.d. and he shows up again and he goes, "listen, your mom and i are really proud of you." and he's looking around at my apartment. and he goes, "my sister said maybe i should leave you alone, because you seem to be doing a lot better when you're not saying anything. but ph.ds are a dime a dozen. what are you going to do with a ph.d. if you don't ride in cars and talk?" >> hinojosa: you... part of the reason why you decided that you wanted to talk again was to be able to tell your parents that you love them. >> well, you know, i did. and i have to say, at ten years, at the tenth anniversary of me not speaking i called my parents on the phone, and my mother thought it was my brother. and i said, "no, this is johnny." she said, "well, tell me something that only you and i know." and i told her something. >> hinojosa: so this is ten years into your... >> ten years into my silence. >> hinojosa: so you broke it. >> i brok

>> hinojosa: who can you trust?ple, you know, will be happy to take you and have you killed, or have you disappear? but, you know, i want to stress that what we go through as foreign correspondents, american foreign correspondents, is nothing compared to what our mexican colleagues go through. i mean, they're stuck there. they have to live that, you know, day by day. we have the luxury of coming in, parachuting in, and leaving. i'm not saying it's not difficult, but, i mean, it is, i think, a big, big difference in terms of security, personal security. >> hinojosa: so why do you keep doing it, alfredo? i mean, you're at the level in your career where you could say to your editors, "you know what? base me in who knows where, but not mexico city." >> i've asked that question myself, you know, i think for the past 300-something, 60 days. i don't really have a clear answer. i mean, i do have... feel a huge responsibility. and i think as a foreign correspondent there's no way that you can overlook this story. can you do

people die horrific deaths... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: ...from thirst. if they got in a car, 15 minutes away they could be at a 7-11 getting... >> oh, absolutely.

hinojosa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hinojosa: madam speaker, i rise today to urge my colleagues to support the senate amendment to h.r. 5116, the america competes act. chairman bart gordon and congressman ralph hall, i commend you for bringing this legislation to the floor. more than ever, our nation must be investing in the scientific block that bolster's america competitiveness in a 21st century global industry. the america competes re-authorization act of 2010 achieves this and by fostering innovation supporting manufacturers and industry, preparing a stem work force and helping jobs. it helps women in stem fields. i want to recognize representatives eddie bernice johnson, ben lujan, sill vessey reyes, the members of the tri caucus in championing diversity issues in this re-authorization act. as subcommittee chairman for high education, lifelong learning and competitiveness, i am pleased that america competes will more fully integrate our nation's minority serving institutions into research, partnerships and federal

hinojosa: i want to thank the university of texas pan american and the thousands of students, civil rights groups and business and civil rights leaders who have fought tirelessly to pass the dream act. toifs are recognize alex and another student who fasted for a week to express support for the dream act. i'm grateful to defense secretary robert gates, former secretary of state colin powell, carlos gutierrez and many chancellors and many university presidents who are underscoring the urgency of passing this dream act. our armed forces need courageous service men and women to encourage our nation's military readiness. i yield back the balance of my time and ask everyone to vote in favor of the dream act. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, this coming spring, tens of thousands of young people will graduate from high school, many of them at the top of their class, only to disco

hinojosa for 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. >> i ask unanimous consent that my entire statement be included in the record. mr. expire, our nation cannot afford to turn away these talented youth in order to remain competitive in the global economy. our country must train a new generation of highly skilled stem professionals, scientists, engineers to bolster the technological innovation that our nation so desperately needs. i urge my colleagues to vote yes and support the dream act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: the distinguished member of the judiciary committee, representative guter res. who is from -- gutierrez who has worked on this issue, not just the dream act but the whole question of immigration with great skill and knowledge. i yield two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gutierrez: i come here this evening let's give the