-mexico border laredo, texas. all of you get to ask questions. start today with immigration at this location in laredo locally known as bridge one where mexican and american commuters cross back and forth for work and travel. we will also discuss illegal immigration. thoughts on whether immigration makes the u.s. a stronger or weaker. ,f you live in a border state 202-748-8000. tell us what you think. if you are an immigrant, legal or illegal, 202-748-8001. all others, 202-748-8002. you can also go to twitter or facebook. we will get to your thoughts, coming up. this begin with a bit of information about laredo, texas. population is just over 255,000. income,an household $39,000. 31% of the population below the poverty level. 96% hispanic. we visited the border town back in april and spoke with local officials as well as u.s. customs and border protection. you can see where laredo is right there on the map between del rio and brownsville -- rio and brownsville. mayor ofalked to the laredo, this is what he had to say about the history of laredo an

host: we are talking with nelly vielma, and laredo texas. getting our questions -- getting your questions and comments as we continue to be live from the southern border town in texas. tradeow, we will focus on when we go back to laredo texas from the world trade bridge. more of your phone calls here, minnesota, good morning. caller: good morning. we lived on the east coast for 10 years and let me tell you, i did not meet a mexican, they were not there. there were el salvador's and people from other countries, and our black brothers and sisters would come, and they would chide to get jobs and people from the ,ountains would come, white uneducated, and they would come to our door and ask us for work. i tried to split it up and be fair, because we had so many people asking for work, i watched all of it. they are taking jobs away from the americans, and i don't care what that lawyer says, if you go into the stores, you see all products from mexico, that means there are industry -- industries going on, they are doing very well in mexico, but they

there is the rio grande, what separates nuevo laredo and the city of laredo, texas. want to show you a little bit of our interview with u.s. customs and border protection. we talked with the chief patrol agent for border patrol for the laredo sector, and he talked about the smuggling operations that are frequent in that area along the border, and the industry itself, run a lot by the mexican cartels, charging a lot of money and trying to smuggle folks across the border. laredo,rily in immaturity of the 17,000 apprehensions that we have had so far in the first six months of this year are mexican nationals, books coming from mexico who are trying to make it into the united states. we also see a number of people from central and south america, so we see folks from guatemala, honduras, as far away as brazil. some folks from china and other areas of the world. it is not confined to any one particular area. host: how are they making the trip? >> most of those folks are contracting smuggling organizations to finance their trip to the united states, and they pay anywhere from

liverow, we continue to be from laredo texas at the world trade bridge in laredo.l talk about the 6000-8 thousand commercial trucks that cross over the border right in this border town. 6000-8000 commercial trucks. gary in sour lake. caller: sour lake is 90 miles filesf houston, about 40 west of the louisiana border. in the piney woods of southeast texas. we see a lot of immigrants here. the problem we are having is it is going to weaken our country eventually due to the fact if you think back when the slaves were brought in from africa, the chinese were brought in to build railroads, a lot of those people were mass murdered. strictly for wages, so they could weaken the middle class that is already here. those people cannot do anything, they could not defend themselves, they had no rights. arizona, new mexico and , you had republican governors for decades and have never done anything about it. they whine the most and do the least. host: steve in chesapeake, virginia. an immigrant. tell us your story. 1982 as acame here in legal immigrant. immigration in germany. i

we are in laredo, texas which is right across from mexico and the sister city of nuevo the wave of -- nuevo laredo. a localtalk with nelly, immigration lawyer specializing in citizenship. we will talk with mexican a merciless -- mexican american journalist -- about the violent cartels on the other side of the border, and the politics of immigration. , a remindersituated that the washington journal will be live again, tomorrow from this border town to talk about trade. -- a value of 166 lien dollars in import. talked with customs and border protection about the flow and volume of trucking in laredo, what some call nafta on wheels. take a look. $166 billion in goods imported in fiscal year 15, over 3 million commercial conveyances. here at the port of entry alone, a little over 2 million trucks, hundred $15 billion in trade. a little over 6000 trucks a day are coming through this lot. we risk assessment, determine what needs to be examined, the ship that is released, and then after the ship and is released, our job has not ended. we still continue to look at paperwork after the fact, to

that's the city of nuevo laredo, texas. we are taking -- >> guest: also a lot of construction. >> host: yes. bridge one -- >> guest: a sign that the bridges are being constructed. >> host: so, bridge one, used to be for pedestrians and passenger vehicles, and they have made it now so it will be just for pedestrians and that's the work that they're doing. that's the work you hear there in the background. ray, palm harbor, florida. good morning, go ahead. >> caller: good morning. it's simple, just look at the facts. the facts are that they know that border states is at -- crime is at ridiculous levels. you can say what you want about the jobs that people don't want to do but as americans we go into walmart, and most of our jobs are held byobs mexican-americans or undocumented mexicans. schools are flooded with their children. it's more of an economic issue. everybody wants to keep labeling it racist but that not what it is. it's the fact that it's putting a tremendous economic burden on the american taxpayer. >> host: okay, r

-mexico border in laredo texas.thousands of truck will begin the process of carrying goods forth.d and we are joined to take your questions excomments about t we heard from the bridge there.or how important is this bridge to the city of laredo. ithout it, what would the community be like? i think laredo and it's been symbiotic relation. families do business on both live on both sides. pretty much before the september 11th attacks and the dramatic shut down of the border routinely cross. of course the drug wars had to do with it. i couldn't really make out what the director was saying but i bridges are s from very important to cities all andg the u.s.-mexico border border.as-mexico some of he them are private but source of ood revenue. greta: shannon is the next call. morning. caller: good morning. greta: you're on the air. ahead. caller: my comment is i was gainst nafta when bill clinton it.ed gave themn sister, we 4 million to keep the jobs here. they said we'll take your $4 million but we'll ship mexico. theyobs t

kay granger and i flew down there, and i asked the cubans were they were going -- laredo, texas. hey said it is a safe place to come through. how do you pick laredo, being in cuba and not understanding the geography? because there is a pipeline that brings these people coming in. we have the cuban adjustment act of 1966 tiered we have the 1980 refugee act they got amended. that basically means that if you come here to the u.s. as a cuban, you get into the u.s., you get to stay. the moment they cross over, they do not have to fear deportation or detention centers. filling out the refugee assistance. they can get $1500, $1800 for that. they can apply for food steps in housing. no other group gets that immediate help. so no matter who it is, they come in, and as a blanket, they get that support. i understand why we did that for castro, but castro has lived 9, law wasdents since that enacted. we need to change that law. we need to make sure that if they want to come in and have credible fear, it is and is silent, and it is done on a case-by-case basis. like anyone else, they have to g

and that line of folks on your screen, that is the line that we saw when we were in laredo, texas backapril. we will be -- we are back at that location this morning and after 6:00 local time in texas, folks are already lining up to come across. this is happening on an hourly and daily basis where folks are coming to us to work or travel and shop. this is just one area where it happens in laredo, texas. it happens along the southern border in el paso as well and other areas. lorraine is in redford, michigan, good morning. go ahead. caller: i think it makes the country weaker. have continue to let them illegal immigration, it's going to make us like another china out of mexico. and you know what china did to us. i think that is totally wrong. it should not be allowed to happen. host: what about illegal immigration question? caller: if your are legal, you are legal, it i have no problem with that. host: charleston west virginia, good morning. caller: thanks again for c-span. i have a quick comment. i don't think a lot of people know that legal immigration constitutes 600,000 per year empl

host: we are live from laredo, texas. alfredo corchado is joining us from the pedestrian bridge in texas, right across the river is mexico. the mayor talk about the cartel. we talk about the jugs. the smuggling of humans, why have the cartels moved? during the height of the central american crisis -- and that crisis has not left. it is still there, still a lot comingg americans through texas and increasingly through arizona and even california. we saw how in parts of texas, some cartels were focus a lot more than they were, smuggling people, young children, then they were with drugs. it is all about profit. a cartels became that much more powerful in the early over all of took the smuggling routes. it used to be when i was a kid growing up, we knew who the smuggler was. a neighbor orly who knew someone. there was a family connection. a sense of trust. nowadays, when people cross the often, individuals too lead to disastrous consequences. the smuggler's head essentially taken over the route from -- crossre the ones who peo

on wednesday we are live in laredo texas on the us-mexico border. to talk about immigration issues affecting the country. talks about the flow of illegal immigration. the players involved. cover the efforts to security and humanitarian aspects of that issue. dallas morning news mexico correspondent alfredo machado examines the cartels in mexico. plus the violence in the smuggling of humans. bookthe author of the midnight in mexico. a reporter's journey through the dissent into darkness. beginning at 7 a.m. eastern wednesday. join the discussion. the united kingdom will hold a referendum on june 23 of whether they should leave the european union. hosted aage foundation session on the impact of the boat. the iraqi ambassador to the u.s. shares his perspective on the future of his country's relationship with america. citizens of got to feel that their vote matters and their most matters and whether they to not spare a single cent their concerns and struggles will be listened to. wisconsin senator tammy baldwin talks about her career in public service.

-mexico border in laredo, texas. looking at immigration issues wednesday here on c-span. >> libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson now from today's "washington journal." he talks about his candidacy and the impact he hopes to have on campaign 2016. this is 40 minutes. " continues. host: joining us from new york is gary johnson, former governor of new mexico. good morning. pedro.good morning, host: tell us about your philosophy of governance and what it means to you if you wear to become -- if you were to become president of united states. guest: i would stand for smaller government. the notion that government is too big and it taxes too much. it takes money out of my pocket that i could be spending on my life. it should all be about choice. all of us should be able to make choices in our own lives that only affect our own lives unless those decisions put other people in harm's way. regarding military intervention, let's stop with military intervention that has resulted in the world being less safe. the fact

money there is to be made by these transactions area. >> tomorrow, washington journal is live from laredo texas with a focus on trade. san antonio express reporter linda's off the will discuss trade across laredo's border. congressman henry cuellar of texas talks about how trade benefitslaredo and the country and boss Ã, state director for the texas fair trade coalition and a nasa critic looks at the trade deals impact on jobs from southern texas to mexico. washington journal live from laredo texas, thursday starting at 7 am eastern on c-span. >> citizens have got to feel that their vote matters, that their voice matters and whether they can not spare a single cent to help the person running for office or whether they can write a big check, their concerns, their struggles will be listened to and followed up on sunday night on q and a, wisconsin senator tammy baldwin talked about her career in public service and wisconsin political history. >> donald follett senior helped shepherd the change whereby, whereby senators were not appointed by the legislatures but demanded elections so i guess, i don

. >> washington journal recently visited the us-mexico border, laredo texas and learned about trade across the border there. >> throughout the laredo field office $166 billion in goods imported in fiscal year 15, over 3 million commercial conveyances. hear at the laredo border venture loan a little over 2 million trucks, $115 billion in trade. that translates to a little over 6,000 trucks a day later enforcement strategy that involves the advanced information we use that to identify the higher risk conveyances really it's about it before the shipment gets to the border, working with our stakeholders from our government agency partners, a trusted trade importers, custom trade partnership, partners to make sure they are implying a very secure, control throughout their import process and in the shipment gets her to the compound, we risk assessment, determine what needs to be examined, the shipment is released and then even after the shipment is released our job as it can we continue to look at paperwork after the fact. make sure we're collecting the proper revenue. in compliance with us gover

on thursday, we are live in laredo texas on the us-mexico border to talk about trade issues affecting the region and the country. san antonio express reporter discusses the flow and volume of trade across the laredo border. also texas irishman joins us to talk about how trade benefits laredo in the country. then state director for texas fair trade coalition and how the jobs hurt mexican as well. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" from laredo texas beginning at seven am a.m. eastern on thursday. join the discussion. >> coming up on book tv, finalist for the 2016 pulitzer prize. next any jacobson on her book the pentagon nominated for the history price. then the winner in that category , tj stiles and his biography of general custer, custards trials. the book between the world to me was nominated in the general nonfiction category. we will show you are interview with joby warrick's book won the general nonfiction price. >> any jacobson's book the pentagon brain is about barbara, the research project agency which develops new military technology, some of which has had importa

also texas congressman joins us to talk about how trade benefits laredo and the country. then bob cash stake director for texas trade coalition and nafta critic looks at how the trade deal moved jobs from southern texas to mexico and how that hurts mexicans as well. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live from laredo, texas, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern thursday. join the discussion. >>> up next on american history tv, a discussion about the role of music in the anti-vietnam war movement with political singer-songwriters country joe mcdonald and peter yarrow. during the vietnam war, mcdonald performed with country joe and the fish and yarrow was a member of peter paul and mary. this discussion is part of a three-day conversation at the lbj library in austin, texas, titled the vietnam war summit. this 50-minute program begins with a performance by joe mcdonald and ends with several songs by peter yarrow. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please welcome to the stage mr. peter yarrow singer-songwriter and political activist and the executive director of the grammy

henry cuellar of texas talks about trade benefits to laredo and the country. nd bob cash, state director for the texas air trade coalition and a nafta critic looks at the biggest impact on jobs from southern texas to mexico. "washington journal" live from laredo, texas, thursday starting at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think today we can affect to catch up with the 20th century. we been the invisible half of the congress the past seven years. we've watched our house colleagues with interest, at least i have an interest, and the tv coverage of members of our colleagues in the house. >> today as the u.s. senate comes out of the communications dark ages, we create another historic moment in the relationship between congress and technological advancements in communications through radio and television. >> fifty years ago our executive branch begin appearing on television. today marks the first time where legislative branch in its entirety will appear on that medium of communication to which most americans get their information about what our government and our co

on thursday, we're live in laredo, texas, on the u.s.exico border to talk about trade issues affecting the region and the country. san antonio express trade reporters discuss the flow and volume of trade across the border. also texas congressman joins us to talk about how trade benefits laredo and the country. then bob cash, state director for texas fair trade coalition and a nafta critic looks at how the trade deal moves jobs from southern texas to mexico and how that hurts mexicans as well. be sure to watch c-span washington journal live from laredo, texas, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on thursday. join the discussion. >>> american history tv on c-span 3. saturday night at 10:00 eastern on real america. >> more than 110,000 cubans flee cuba. they come the 140 kilometers to key west, florida, in nearly 2,000 boats. why do they come? why are there so many? >> during the spring through fall of 1980, approximately 125,000 cuban refugees arrived in florida from the port of cuba. hear interviews from the new arrivals to america and find ou

-mexico border in laredo, texas. andon darby of breitbart texas on the illegal flow of of immigrants in the area. immigration lawyer on laws related to citizenship and deportation. at 9:15 a.m., a discussion on the mexican drug cartels. ♪ host: good morning, everyone. "washington journal" is live fat the u.s.-mexico border laredo, texas. all of you get to ask questions. we start today with immigration at this location in laredo locally known as bridge one where mexican and american commuters cross back and forth for work and travel. we will also discuss illegal immigration.

on thursday, where live in laredo, texas, on the u.s.border to talk about trade issues affecting the region in the country. we discussed the flow and volume of trade across the laredo order. also texas congressman henry cuellar joins us to talk about how trade benefits laredo and the country. for --e state director looks at how the trade deal moves jobs from southern texas to mexico and how that hurts mexicans as well. be sure to watch washington journal, live from laredo, texas, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on thursday. join the discussion. >> the heritage foundation looks at how a departure from the eu would impact relations with the u.s. and europe. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, everyone, for joining us on this beautiful morning to discuss this important issue about the future relationship of britain with the european nation. for americans who believe in the idea of economic freedom, direct elections diffusion of power and , transparent and good use of taxpayer money, power and decision-making brough

also texas congressman joins us to talk about how trade benefits laredo and the country. then state director for texas fair trade coalition looks at how the trade deal moves jobs from southern texas to mexico and how that hurts mexicans as well. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live from laredo texas beginning at seven am a.m. eastern thursday. join the discussion. >> i think today we need to catch up to the 20th century. we've been the invisible half of the congress for the past seven years. we watched our house colleagues interest and the tv coverage of members of our colleagues in the house. today is the u.s. senate comes out of the communications dark ages, we create another historic moment in the relationship between congress and technological advancements in communications through radio and television. fifty years ago our executive branch began appearing on television. today marks the first time when our legislative brat branch in its entirety will appear on that medium of communication through which most americans get their information about what our g

c-span'so watch "washington journal" live from laredo, texas beginning at 7:00 a.m.astern on wednesday. join the discussion. announcer: labor secretary thomas perez is among the speakers wednesday at the national coalition for homeless veterans annual conference. we will bring you that event live starting at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. wednesday, a look at the societal effects of climate change, looking at the localized impact on individuals and communities. see it live at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. ♪ a 16ncer: our campaign for bus continues to travel throughout the country to recognize winners from this your student can competition. recently, the bus stopped in massachusetts to visit several winning students from that state. they went to the same school in foxborough world of students from first to eighth grade to honora ceremony winners. the bus also made a stop to a middle school in ludlow to honor the runner-up winners. and james elliott one bank for his video called "lgbt writes, stop the discrimination." the two were honored in front of the class rates a

be sure to watch live from laredo, texas, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern wednesday. join the discussion. >> on june 23, the united kingdom will hold a referendum on whether they should leave the europe in union. wednesday the heritage foundation hosts a discussion on the potential impact of that vote. see at live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> the iraqi ambassador to the u.s. shares his perspective on the future of his country's relationship with america. theill join his remarks at world affairs council wednesday live at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i think today we in effect to start up catch up with the 20th century. we have been the invisible half of the congress the last seven years. we watched our house colleagues with interest as i have an interest, and the tv coverage of members of our colleagues in the house. >> today as the u.s. senate comes out of the communications dark ages we create another historic moment in the relationship between congress and technological advancements in communications through radio and television. >> 50 years ago

on thursday, we are live in laredo texas on the us-mexico border. bout trade issues affecting the region and the country. san antonio express trade reporter discusses the flow and volume of trade across the laredo border. also a texas congressman joins us to talk about how trade benefits laredo and the country. then they talk to the state director and looks at how the trade deal move jobs from southern texas to mexico and how that hurts mexicans as well. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live from laredo texas beginning at seven am eastern eastern thursday. join the discussion. >> next, former president bill clinton delivering the commencement address at loyola marymount university in los angeles. he encourages students us to embrace their differences and work toward a more inclusive society. >> [applause]. >> thank you very much. i want to begin by congratulating her not only on her degree but on her work of many years to help more young people go to colleges. thank you for welcoming me here. also thank you for your service and for doin

on thursday, we're live in laredo, texas on the u.s.exico boarder to talk about trade issues affecting the region and the country. san antonio express trade reporter discusses the flow and volume of trade across the laredo border. also texas congressman joins us to talk about how trade benefits laredo and the country. then bob cash, state director for texas fair trade coalition and a nafta critic look at how the deal moved jobs from texas to mexico. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live from laredo, texas, beginning at 7:00 a.m. thursday. join the discussion. >>> former presidential candidate ralph nader brought together leaders of several sichk grou civic groups to find out how to be more effective. they focus koernd individuals who started moments that resulted in change. this is about four hours. >> good afternoon. [ applause ] . >> it's my pleasure to introduce jim hightower. he has been around more places in the u.s., talking about and exchanging with people, progressive redirections for our country. he has a national r

thursday we are live in texas on the us-mexico border to talk about trade issues affecting the region and the country. and discusses the flow and volume of trade across the laredo border. texas congressman henry cuellar joins us to talk about trade benefits for the country. bob cash, state director for texas fair trade coalition and a nafta critic looks how the job deal moved from southern texas to mexico and how that hurts mexicans as well. watch c-span washington journal live from laredo, texas beginning at 7 am eastern thursday. join the discussion. >> british defense secretary michael fallon at a parliamentary committee on efforts to combat isis and iraq and syria, joined by other military officials who spoke about ongoing strategies to stabilize the middle east and russia's role in the fight against isis. >> welcome. british military policy towards iraq and syria. welcome back, secretary of state, on the subject of russia, would your colleagues mind introducing this for the record? >> good morning. my name is mark smith. i have been serving here for the last 30 years and i am now director of operations in the ministry of defense for the last four weeks. >>

. ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ announcer: c-span's "washington journal" recently visited laredo, texas andrned about trade across the border. over 300 million commercial conveyances. the port of entry alone, with over 2 million trucks, $115 billion in trade. that translates a little over 6000 trucks today are coming through this lot here customs and border protection employees, enforcement strategies that includes advanced information. we use that information to identify the higher risk conveyances that we want to dedicate our resources to. it's really -- even before the shipment gets to the border, it's about working with our state borders, our other government agency partners, our trusted trade importers, custom trade partnerships against terrorism, partners to make sure they are employee there -- veryyee very -- employing secure controls. risk assess it. we determine what needs to be examined. the shipment is released. even when the shipment is released, or job hasn't ended. we still look at paperwork after fact, the- after the post-entry review, making sure the goods are in compliance

then, we openly talk to immigration policy including a obama's immigration order and laredo, texas, where we talk to border officials in the border town about immigration. the debateo look at on the brexit campaign. be sure to watch beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> coming up wednesday, a hearing on preparing for the zika virus outbreak in the u.s. this summer. later, we with -- will bring new remarks by cia erector john brennan at the council for foreign relations on global security threats. life coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> on july 1, 1976, the smithsonian national air and space museum open its doors to the public with president gerald dedication. for the friday marks the 40th anniversary and live coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. will see one-of-a-kind aviation artifacts including the spirit of st. louis and the apollo lunar module. learn more as we talk to the andum there into curator the chair of the museum's space history department. you can join the conversation. the 40th anniversary of the sm

on wednesday, we're live in laredo, texas, on the u.s.-mexico border to talk about immigration issues affecting the region and the country. first, brandon darby, managing director for breitbart texas talks about the flow of illegal immigration, the players involved as well as efforts to cover the security and humanitarian aspects of the issue. then local immigration lawyer nelly villa will discuss who she represents and the laws on the books related to citizenship and deportation. and dallas morning news mexico correspondent alfredo examines the cartels in mexico and plus the violence and the smuggling of humans and narcotics. he is the author of the book midnight in mexico, a reporters journey through a country's decent into darkness. watch live beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday. join the discussion. >>> now an american history tv pulitzer prize winning photographer nick ut and david hume kennerly talk about their war time work in vietnam. they'll talk about how the images affected american perception of the conflict. part of t

host: i want to show viewers what you had to say to us when we were in laredo, texas. >> what i want to see is a fair, balanced trade. i can talk about what is happening here. other people can talk about michigan and illinois and other places. i represent this area and the united states, so when we do the trade agreement, we have to make sure that we have fair trade, but at the same time, there are adjustments that have to be done for certain workers that we provide the funding to help those workers retrain and make sure they get assistance. we can either dig ourselves a hole and act like there is nothing happening outside that hole, or we can be the powerhouse that we are, not apologize for anybody, do what we do the best, make american products and export. texas is the number one exporting state we have. exports from cattle, agricultural products, computers. we produce in texas, and we understand the power of fair and balanced trade. at the same time, we cannot fear going outside the borders. we are americans and we need to act as americans and make sure that we understand that we

watch washington journal live from laredo, texas, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday. join the discussion. >>> now a conversation on the vietnam anti-war movement. we'll hear from former activist tom hayden and marilyn young and david maraniss. this was part of a conference at the lbj presidential library in austin, texas, on the legacy of the vietnam war. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of the colors by the texas army rotc color guard and for the pledge of allegiance led by united states marine corp sergeant daniel hamilton. ♪ ♪ [ star spangled banner ] ♪ >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god,in divisible, with liberty and justice for all. in liberty and justice for all. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome miss elizabeth christian, president of the lyndon banes johnson. >> good afternoon. on behalf of the board of trustees, i welcome you to the second day of the vietnam war summit. controversy and debate is critical to the success of

host: i want to show viewers what you had to say to us when we were in laredo, texas. >> what i wante is a fair, balanced trade. i can talk about what is happening here. other people can talk about michigan and illinois and other places. i represent this area and the united states, so when we do the trade agreement, we have to make sure that we have fair trade, but at the same time, there are adjustments that have to be done for certain workers that we provide the funding to help those workers retrain and make sure they get assistance. we can either dig ourselves a hole and act like there is nothing happening outside that hole, or we can be the powerhouse that we are, not apologize for anybody, do what we do the best, make american products and export. texas is the number one exporting state we have. exports from cattle, agricultural products, computers. we produce in texas, and we understand the power of fair and balanced trade. at the same time, we cannot fear going outside the borders. we are americans and we need to act as americans and make sure that we understand that we can co

. ♪ announcer: c-span's washington journal, this morning we are alive in laredo texas on the u.s.exico border to talk about immigration issues affecting the region and country. first, the managing editor for bright art texas talks about the players involved as well as efforts to cover these security into military aspects of the issue. lawyer willgration discuss who she represents and the laws on the books regarding citizenship and deportation. correspondent examines the cartels in mexico plus the violence, smuggling of humans and narcotics. he is the author of "midnight in mexico: the journey of a reporter's descent into darkness." this morning at 7:00 eastern. joined the discussion. will hold a kingdom referendum on whether or not they should leave the european union. a discussion was held by the heritage foundation on that topic. 10:00 a.m.e today at eastern on c-span. thehe iraqi ambassador to united states looks back at his relationship to the region. we will host that today at 7:00 p.m. eastern live on c-span. >> i think today we have to catch up to the 20th century. we have

texas ctor fair trade coalition. he's joining us in the last hour this morning. he told us when we talked to him in downtown laredo initial impact that nafta had on this country southern texas. the first thing that i read ppen at that point, about in the newspapers was mass layoff of particularly levi in textile factories, the industry of in the valley and south texas and then plants in north texas shut you go down and mexico. as the years went on, a number of plants

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i also want to remind you of our coverage of the border, laredo, texas.he focus on trade issues, cross-border trade issues. you will hear from a reporter from the san antonio express, and representative henry cuyler ar.cuell bob casstate director, h. and our prime time coverage begins tonight here in washington with the iraqi ambassador talking about the future of u.s.-iraq relations. later, we will hear from chief talking about,, among other things, diversity and the federal judicial ranks. here's a preview of tonight's program. >> mr. chief justice, you mentioned the unanimous nature board ofown v. education 60 years ago, how would you describe your approach to consensusbuilding on the court, and how would you compare it to the styles of some of your favorite chief justices in our history? it isjustice roberts: interesting, but there is another side to that. it was unanimous in many respects because they left a lot of things undecided. you have a generation of litigation, trying to figure out, what does this mean? how does this work out? where does the

also texas congressman joins us to talk about how trade benefits laredo and the country. ake director for texas trade coalition and nafta critic looks at how the trade deal moved jobs from southern texas to mexico and how that hurts mexicans as well. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live from laredo, texas beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern thursday. join the discussion. >>> up next on american history tv, a discussion about the role of music in the anti-vietnam war movement with political singer-songwriters country joe mcdonald and peter yarrow. during the vietnam war, mcdonald performed with country joe and the fish and yarrow was a member of peter paul and mary. this discussion is part of a three-day conversation at the lbj library in austin, texas, titled the vietnam war summit. this 50-minute program begins with a performance by joe mcdonald and ends with several songs by peter yarrow. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please welcome to the stage mr. peter yarrow singer-songwriter and political activist and the executive director of the grammy museum at l.a. l

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laredo. to discussedlynn trade. henry from texas will talk about benefits. and i critical look at the impact of jobs. c-span.rts at 7:00 on >> citizens have got to feel that their vote and voice r they can spare a cent for the person running for office. my baldwinnight, tam talks about her career. helped shepherd the where senators were not appointed by the legislatures. they demanded elections. idea that it would not be the party bosses who made the smoke-filled rooms. that people would get a chance to vote in free and fair elections. >> sunday night. lukman at hear from 7:00 here on c-span. a look at the ways that communities can manage climate change. representatives talked about the issues. this was hosted by the new of public and -- the new republic and the center for american progress. [indiscernible] >> this is the second part. the first panel was focused on defining "climate justice." rhetoric about what we can do to address the many issues that were raised. i would like this conversation to go down to the street and community level. we have people f

laredo too with water. as far as the flash flood threat, oklahoma city all the way to south texas, 22 million people are atround is so saturated it doesn't take much. maybe a quick inch of rain and you'd have rain in places that wouldn't normally have it. 12 million people under excessive heat warning. this is midsummer time heat. 107 in vegas right now and it's spreading into areas of california. great weather to be had, betty. the northeast from new york to philly to d.c., today is a very gorgeous, low humidity, sunny day. >> picture perfect, thank you. >>> for the first time in four years humanitarian aid reached a besieged suburb in serbia and a convoy carrying medicine and baby formula into the town of 8,000 during a temporary cease-fire. >>> 6-year-old robby richardson seems to be destined for law enforcement. he called 911 on his dad for allegedly running a red light. >> dad, you went past the red light. in a black truck. he was in -- he was in a brand-new car, my mommy's car. had to go through the car wash and get past the red light. >> he did? >> mm-hmm. >> talk about tattling on dad. well, the po

. >> do you have family here in laredo or anywhere else in the united states. >> in dallas, texas. >> are you headed to dallas, texas. >> yes, with my brother. >> do you plan on staying in the united states to live for good? >> yes. >> why? what are the reasons you left cuba? >> financial reasons. >> is it too expensive or exactly why? >> everything is too expensive there. and the salary is low. >> do you leave behind a job or family in cuba? >> i leave behind my family, all of my family. my daughters, my wife and my brothers. >> when you get established in the united states, do you plan on bringing your family from cuba? >> if god allows it.

/mexico border, the texas border, and i continually ask myself that question. i arrived in laredoe last night, it was near midnight, and i kind of looked to the mexican side of the border and said is it still midnight? compared to when the book came out in 2013, there was a lot

texas prayer trade coalition. i want to thank mr. cash. i want to thank all of our guest this morning. the city of laredo, u.s. customs board and protections for access to our locations while we were in the laredo over the past few days here at all of the officers and agents there who spoke to us while we were on the ground back in april. letting our viewers get a better idea of what it is like to live in this border town. going to bring it to the american enterprise institute where they are discussing here in washington e-cigarette regulations. thanks for watching. have a good day. will not detail their eminent qualification, but i argue to look to the biographical material where you can see it in detail. today we were here first from saul shipman of the university of pittsburgh who brings an overview of the relevant issues. then my colleague sally will discuss the culture of tobacco control and how it has influence regulation. next to julian morris will discuss the regulations health implications. stacy will discuss potential legal challenges to the regulation. and finally my colleague alex will discuss pote

texas, sparsely populated areas in new mexico, southeastern arizona. the infrastructure is light, there are not a lot of roads, neighborhoods. then you have places like laredono galas, where it is very urbanized. and then there are places where there is nothing. do border patrol agent's have a humanitarian mission as well if they capture people? guest: the job requires that people have compassion. they see people in their worst moments of their lives. journeye made a long and finally come into the u.s. only to be encountered by us, arrested, put into a very unfamiliar scenario. agents had to show quite a bit of compassion for those people in the circumstances. mexico isaclu in currently suing border patrol. any comments on that case? they say people were harassed along the border. guest: it is not my experience that agents harass people. there are sometimes conflicts and encounters, things happen, but i would not call that we do harassment. host: is that case currently in litigation? guest: i believe it is. host: ray in santa rosa, texas. where is that? caller: thank you for taking my call. santa rosa is about 20 miles from the mcallen area. to the chief, -

on wednesday, we are live in laredo, texas, on the u.s.-mexico border to talk about issues affecting the region and the country. first brandon darby, managing director for breitbart texas talks about the flow of illegal immigration. the players involved and efforts to cover the security and humanitarian aspects of the issue. then local immigration lawyer nelly via loma will talk about the laws related to citizenship and deportation. and dallas morning news mexico correspondent examines the cartels in mexico. plus the violence and the smuggling of humans and narcotics. he is the author of the book "midnight in mexico", a reporters journey through decent into darkness. watch washington journal live from laredo, texas, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday. join the discussion. >>> n