sponsored by an legal immigrant.h skills we need. we would also make some orderly provision for temporary workers who pick crops or fruit in california during the harvesting season but then should go back to mexico or central america when the season is over. ideally, such a bill would be bipartisan, sponsored by a prominent republican and democrat and, of course, it would need democratic sponsorship to get off the ground. we had such a bill. it was sponsored by john mccain and ted kennedy. it was strongly supported by george w. bush and it couldn't even come to a vote. the far right hated the provisions that provided a legal path for the undocumented workers, the left opposed the shift to skills-based immigration and the unions opposed the temporary worker provisions. that fact that the extremes hated it would have been evidence that it was broad and bipartisan and in an earlier time, that would have helped, at best. today, power has shifted to the wings ofhe party and the lead sponsor of the bill, john mccain, now d

use illegal immigrants.di veen, a powerful republican and former kansas agriculture secretary runs the kansas business coalition. >> whether you're republican or democrat, at some point we have an obligation to address this issue as a nation. >> the coalition came up with kansas house bill 2712. the legislation would have allow illegal immigrants to work in industries with labor shortages if they have lived in kansas sister five years, have no felonies, and commit to learning english. divine, a lifelong republican who worked in the first bush administration, says the proposal has divided her party. >> one of the statements they'll say is, what don't you get about illegal? >> and then there are those republicans that acknowledge that immigration policy is broken and that it should be re-evaluated in the context of communities and people in them. >> we need bigger mowers, right? >> people like bill gordon. the owner of signature landscape. he says he finds it hard to get his fellow kansans to come to work for

so this draws immigrants, even non-voting immigrants, into public life to a certain extent. it is not entire, but to a certain extent that's the case. the dominant labor group through this period is the american federation of labor, which is increasingly tied to the democratic party and so unions become more and more closely tied to political organizations in this period and are pretty active politically by the time you get into the 19 teens, or really through the first couple of decades of the 20th century. in other cases, immigrants who are cut out -- and one of the problems with the american federation of labor, and we talked about this a little bit as well, is that it represented trade unions. it represented skilled workers. the skilled workers tended to be more established immigrants, irish construction trades workers, the german brewery workers tied to the afl, and the older immigrants with a little more of a foothold in the united states and a little better position economically possessing a skill, they make up the bulk of the afl unions, and so their interests are re

immigration policies in the world. a place that has tight control of its borders, few illegal immigrants, and a strong, coherent national identity. what are the effects of keeping foreigners out? let's get started. >>> japan's economy was once the envy of the world. now it's limping along, projected to grow less than 2% a year over the next five years. here's one possible reason. the nation's population is shrinking, dramatically. japan's current population is around 127 million. it's on pace to be just 90 million by 2050, a dropoff of almost a third. the nation is also ageing. almost one in four people are 65 or older, making japan the oldest country on earth. >> by 2040, the median age in japan will be higher than the median age in palm springs, which is a retirement resort. >> robert guest, the business editor of the "the economist" is the author of "borderless economics," a fascinating read on migration and the world economy. japan's ageing, shrinking society, he says, faces an alarming labor shortage. >> it's just

use illegal immigrants.veen, a powerful republican and former kansas agriculture secretary runs the kansas business coalition. >> whether you're republican or democrat, at some point we have an obligation to address this issue as a nation. >> the coalition came up with kansas house bill 2712. the legislation would have allow illegal immigrants to work in industries with labor shortages if they have lived in kansas sister five years, have no felonies, and commit to learning english. divine, a lifelong republican who worked in the first bush administration, says the proposal has divided her party. >> one of the statements they'll say is, what don't you get about illegal? >> and then there are those republicans that acknowledge that immigration policy is broken and that it should be re-evaluated in the context of communities and people in them. >> we need bigger mowers, right? >> people like bill gordon. the owner of signature landscape. he says he finds it hard to get his fellow kansans to come to work for him

in a community of immigrants all of my neighbors are immigrants, my wife's families are immigrants how torn i am on the issue from time to time. one of the things about it is, i get it. i understand we have to have laws, they have to be pose enforced but if you are in a hispanic people you love people that are undocumented and you understand the human story behind the statistics, you understand the human stories behind the facts and figures that you see reported. illegal immigration is not a problem or issue, it is a human being that you know. and so for hispanics that is how that issue comes to play, hispanics are not in favor of illegal immigration, i think the way you generate more revenue for government the way you do it is through more taxpayers not more taxes you find people jobs, people work, they make more money at the jobs and they pay more taxes, the government takes that revenue and uses it to pay down the debt, not to grow the government, that is where i think i want us to focus and look here is a very telling thing that really struck me the other day i finished care row's

it's a funny election supreme decisions on health care and immigration. all right many of those media outlets soon found out there was no ruling on health care at least not today what the court did rule on was arizona's controversial law on immigration s.b. ten seventy signed into law in two thousand and ten by governor jan brewer and challenged by president obama and the law was called by some the show me your papers law and essentially required state law enforcement to assist federal law enforcement in cracking down on those who are in the united states and more specifically in arizona illegally so if police suspect that someone was undocumented they were to arrest them it required police to check the immigration status of anyone they have already detained or arrested if they have reasonable suspicion that the person is in the country illegally and made it a crime also for undocumented immigrants to do a couple of things apply for a job or be in the state without proper documents so three out of four of those provisions were struck down the immigration

more than 200 of them were founded by immigrants or children of immigrants including google, yahoo andways an influx of new immigrants to push. and now we're trying to stop it. >> for example, the cap on applications for an h1-b application was 195,000 in 2003. since 2005, it's been only 85,000 per year. in 2008, the cap was filled in just one day. >> my fellow graduates. >> what's more, we're not only rejecting entrepreneurs, we're turning away tomorrow's scientists. we let in lots of people from all over the world to study at american yumpts. . >> yes. >> particularly in science and engineering. and then we throw them out. >> we don't give them a green card and they have to lever. and so they take all of the benefits from the greatest university and graduate school education any place in the world. >> foreign students at american universities received over half of all doctorates in math, engineering and economics. we desperately need their skills. american companies are struggling to fill over 3.5 million job openings, many of which are in siensz and technology. >> we are deliberatel

under federal immigration law, the immigration and customs enforcement agency is required to provide immigration status verification to local authorities who requested. the supreme court reasoned that if the federal government is already required to provide that information when local officers asked for it on their own, the state did not face a bar to establishing a policy requiring officers to ask for it in certain circumstances. host: let's listen to governor jan brewer speaking. [video clip] >> we know the eyes of the world will be on us and the critics will be watching and waiting for another opportunity to continue their legal assault against our state. but i have faith in our law enforcement, our brave men and women in uniform have been trained so they can enforce this law efficiently, effectively, and in harmony with the constitution. civil rights will be protected. racial profiling will not be tolerated. senate bill 1070 is equally committed to upholding the rule of law while ensuring that the constitutional rights of all in arizona are protected, including prohibiting law en

reflect on what has immigration. immigration borders. regarding illegal that question bears the obama and his immigration system. vindicated highest court in the heart of senate bill 100 arizona and every other what the significant critically important issues critics will be legal assault are harmony with the civil rights will be profiling will not be senate bill 100 is equally law, while insuring constitutional all in arizona are prohibiting law rights are thank. >> i appreciate that. how do you defend saying and senate bill 100 heart of the bill was it says local to ask under someone being in the n that instructing law enforcement practicing what the states supreme court , is there going provisions you did prevail on section 2, they have i would think that it would a lawyer, but my it's upheld by the supreme immediately. local law unanimously by the >> thank you all for being not going to deport these >> members of congress have reacted throughout the day to the supreme court court ruling on the immigration. stny hower -- >> more of ou

the immigration system's broken. it's one of the many issues where i don't think we're going to get a real debate between these candidates. in terms of the politics of it, romney's statement is trying to do clever things. somebody put on twitter a few minutes ago, that would be me, the rhetoric in this statement is themes romney wants to go to whenever he can. the statement doesn't address the specific provisions and what he liked about the ruling or not. he says obama is weak, partisan, breaks his promises, and obama doesn't respect state rights. i think that's the best he can do is try to talk about those themes rather than address the provisions because the provision that was upheld is a huge hot button issue in the hispanic community as we have been talking about for a week. he needs to find a way to make progress with hispanic voters, engaging on the specifics doesn't help him. i think he will try to get away with this. >> certainly the president has kept immigration alive with his deportation policy. this certa

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and immigrants are facing this onslaught, demands to restrict immigration and demands to prevent immigrants from becoming citizens, arguments that they're inferior in a biological sense, a racial sense as well. and so they start to argue back and this is when they begin to articulate the set of experiences they've had of being irish and american and being both italian and american. and for the past century and so you see the articulation of a cultural pluralism, a pluralism in the first decades of the 20th century, so -- does this makes sense to everyone? any questions at this point? all right. good. let's go back to the early part of the 19th century. as i said before, the united states is a country that is the quickest to democratize in the western world. by about 1820 in almost every state, every adult white male can vote. you remember the naturalization rules that allow free, white people to become american citizens. you have similar voting rules by the time you get to the '20s, that every free, white american is allowed to vote. so when immigrants start to show up in significant number

for someone that comes from where i come from, a family of immigrants, neighborhood of immigrants.'s family are immigrants. the issue is oversimplified by both sides. on the one hand, we have to recognize that the people who are here are here because they're looking for a better life for their children and families. they're doing what we would do. we were so desperatement on the other hand we can't be the only country in the world that doesn't have an immigration system that's enforced. it's also a good opportunity to remind people that america has been well served by immigration. we have a million people a year legally immigrate here. we have millions of people waiting to come here legally that are are doing it the right way. but it's a difficult balancing act between those two things that i outlined. i tried to capture that in the book and to admit i don't have all the answers. it's complicated >> jon: do you have difficulty with your own caucus on this issue because that is not the rhetoric i hear coming out of even your nominee for president or romney-ee >> i think first of all

policy, calling on congress for immigration reform. ago you interviewed the president. you really pressed him on how could he ask for the latino vote. has he earned your vote come november? >> okay. he told me he was not keen. it's a work that he need to come together, the two parties. we're still waiting for that decision so they can come together and work. that's what we want. we want to be united because we're so blessed to have the opportunity to be in the united states working for a better life for our families. >> has he earned your vote? without comprehensive immigration reform, has he earned your vote? yes or no. >> i think my listeners, they have the decision, who to vote for. i just tell them what happened and what you do. you tell them what's going on. what's the necessity, what's happening the laws like the one we have right now. at the end my listeners decide for who to vote. >> yes. thank you so much. we appreciate your coming on for us. got to take a quick break. we're going to talk life with the senator from alabama. up

immigration laws like s.b. ten seventy so we are living in a country where we no longer focus on recidivism we no longer focus on rehabilitating these inmates we just focus on keeping them in jail as long as possible so companies like for profit prisons can profit from it so it's a really big issue here and i was actually pretty surprised with the supreme court's ruling on this juvenile issue i really didn't think that they would. rule against it but i am happy that they did however keep in mind that we still have citizens united in place which means for profit prisons to continue contributing large loads of money to our legislators and i know i know what do you say that both of both of today's rulings both the one on juvenile. sentencing and the one on immigration was sort of bad for the private prison industry. you know if you really take a look at their and my immigration stance in arizona you'll see that ok they struck down three key parts of that legislation but they're still in favor of having police enfo

less than 1% immigration. i think the romney people take a hit in the near term from the fact that to be frank, he's trying to fudge it a little in terms of his position on the issue but this election, unless something drastic changes, will be not about immigration. it will be about the economy. longer term problems for republicans on immigration, clearly the case. they cannot lose hispanic voters 65/35 in elections and be a majority party going forward. i'm not sure that's pertinent to 2012. >> in fact, the "usa today" /gallup poll shows the president's decision on friday regarding the immigration of friday a week ago regarding the deportation of young undocumented -- the children of undocumented immigrants was very strongly in favor of the president. 82% approving, only 16% disapproving. let's get pete back to what justice scalia said in his dissent. give me the context of his comments. >> i think he made himself quite clear during the time this case was argued, he basically said if states are really soverei

, is anti-immigrant, is anti-hispanic. and very often we say, oh, immigration isn't a top three issue for hispanics. it's not, necessarily, but it's an enthusiasm issue, and it's a proxy conversation for who believes in this country and who doesn't, which party is welcoming to the ever-growing hispanic community, and which party is not. so i'm not even necessarily sure democrats were using it to make sure that they could rile up latinos. i don't think it's that complicated. i think there's the fact that this one provision does remain, and in an ideal world, we would have wanted to see the entire thing struck down. and it is yet another reminder as the president said in his statement, that now is the time for comprehensive immigration reform. every state can't start legislating this issue by themselves. we need one framework for the entire nation. >> well, and alicia makes a phenomenal point there. immigration is not the number one issue for latinos. the economy is, as it is for everyone. but everyone -- i mean, on both sid

and immigration rates in two thousand and eleven was no exception germany had its highest immigration numbers in sixteen years last year nine hundred fifty eight thousand people legally immigrated to germany part of this was made possible by the country's new blue card which makes it easier for skilled laborers to immigrate so on one hand the u.s. is making life a lot harder for people trying to immigrate here while germany is welcoming foreigners for a look at the most recent supreme court ruling as well as a. gratian standards versus other countries earlier i was joined by ben cohen editor of the daily banter and president of banter media group take a listen what he had to say i think it is a reflection of the kind of mood in the united states and how as a nation it deals with the issue of immigration that it's a complicated subject and there's many different competing interests as it is in the u.k. as well we have a whole host of problems of cultural conflicts so i think it again it's a confused ruling. immigration policy in the united states is generally confused as well so i gues

he says most immigrants are here for a free deal.s so far outside on the mean stream, the more he talks about it the worse for the campaign. >> they released a joint statement saying the ruling appears to validate a xeen noent of arizona's immigration law. it was born out of the state's frustrations with the borders it imposes on schools, hospitals, criminal justice and system and fragile desert environment and an mgs that chooses to set enforcement policies based on a political agenda and not the laws as written by congress. as you talk about demagoguery and the fact the right says they're getting dictatorial executive orders from the president and we have this coming from the supreme court, who benefits most politically owl out of this decision in who does this make sense for? >> to respond to what senators kyl and mccain said, these are two senators that could be leaders on this and work with the president to get comprehensive immigration reform done. instead, there's bitter partisans and have not been willing partners on this iss

up in this half hour republicans hit the airwaves this weekend dismissing president obama's new immigration policy as political posturing is the president's decision all about the politics or is it a sign of greater immigration reform to come also with mitt romney trying to become the first mormon president of the united states mormonism is someone suddenly become a popular and heated debate topic is mormon ism really a branch of christianity like many argue or do mormons consider it a separate religion altogether and our nation was founded as a secular state but nearly two hundred fifty years later our public schools are overflowing with religious education to tell you how we got here and how we can get back to the ideals of america's founding fathers in tonight's daily taking. in the best of the rest of the news president obama's decision at the end of last week to stop deporting young undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children has created quite the political firestorm despite being tougher on undocumented immigrants than any administration in recent history and in fact con

and immigration politics. some key voices are here, former democratic governor of new mexico, bill richardson. nbc's andrea mitchell. and politico's jonathan martin. >> good morning. a lot of focus here this morning on the week ahead in washington. it's going to be a crucial week. all eyes on the supreme court. two big decisions. the biggest, of course, the health care decision. will the president's health reform law stand up or be struck down by the supreme court? also on the topic of immigration, the law in arizona. seen as a pretty aggressive law to crack down on illegal immigration, that will be decided as early as tomorrow. so a lot to get to. and of course the big question will be what will the political impact be on this presidential campaign? joining me now, the republican senator of florida, author of the new book "an american son," marco rubio. senator, great to have you back on the program. >> thank you. >> i want to start with what's on top of the news here. s arizona immigration law. as you know,

immigrants can hold jobs.l goes back to a frustrating part of the american people and that is for years we've been talking about let's have some comprehensive immigration reform. how are we going to deal with the millions of people here who are here illegally? we will have to deal with this and that means the senate is going to have to move some of the bills we send over so the house and senate can work together to resolve this. this and the healthcare bill point out the importance that you cannot have a congress, house and senate not moving things forward, not sitting down together. we need to be working with the president of the united states. it points again to the importance of this fall's election, very different approaches with regard to how we are going to handle these key issues. jamie: i want to bring folks one second, governor jan brewer said they needed sb1070 because the federal government was not enforcing the immigration law and a number of these provisions. look, they threw all of it in here hop

he didn't have any because he's an illegal immigrant.the 36-year-old came from mexico 12 years ago. chihuahua was jailed for three days while his case was referred to federal immigration authorities. now thepx-mily, including 13-year-old abril, facess deportation. >> for me i'll be starting all over again because all my studies have been here, i have been here since kindergarten. i have studied here. i really want to go to harvard. >> reporter: according to today's supreme court ruling, police can still ask people like chihuahua for identification. federal officials would check their immigration status. but the department of homeland security says it will only detain illegal immigrants with criminal@yrs convictions, repead violators or people who have recently crossed the border. it's likely federal authorities will not bother with someone like chihuahua. still, arizona governor jan brewer called the court's ruling a victory. >> well, today the state of arizona and senate bill 1070 was vindicated and the heart of the bill was upheld. >>

the immigration system.ey feel that, and they give me a list of those things, but now that they feel that is secure, this is not an area where they deemed it essential to dedicate resources. so, that's the apolitical or if you want to look at this not through the political lenses or through the lenses of the election, and that is how the administration explains why they are making this move now, wolf. >> we will take one more quick break. on the other side the president of the united states in the rose garden. >>> all right. once again the president getting ready to walk out of the oval office, down those stairs in the rose garden to make a statement on his new immigration policy that applies to young illegal immigrants in the united states under 30 and those who have been here more than five years and came here before they were 16, and now have the opportunity for legal status for two years. you can see some of the policy changes that were announced by janet napolitano, the homeland security secretary, a wh

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i know you didn't mean it this way, of illegal immigrants.e kind of thing that most people i think many people -- >> sort of that common sense young people, they didn't do anything. >> it's not their fault. they didn't sneak across the border of their own free will. i actually would like to say something on kevin's side on the process question. which is there's a legitimate question about the president's authority and the wisdom of doing this end run around congress. democrats don't like it when republican presidents ignored laws and did end runs around laws. congress are the ones who get to write the immigration laws. is this prosecutorial, is this an exercise of prosecutorial discretion or an end run around the laws? >> my question, i think that's totally valid. my point there was in a political context, i tend to think your average undecided voter does not follow every jot of how these things work. it is a legitimate point. marco rubio mentioned this is an end run around congress. can mitt romney seize on this? because they are in a little