that is, more latinos die every day working somewhere. and latinos tend to get hurt more. it is an increase. from a macro perspective, great -- the workforce is safer. on the perspective of latinos, it is not as safe. i want to follow up, starting with the notion that to hispanics per day -- 2 hispanics per day die in the workplace. it is a moral disgrace that this happens on this country on a daily basis. jumping straight to immigration, talk to me more about the way these workers are exploited, maltreated, and at times killed on the job. it is fact is that happening. the statistics bear it out. they do not get the training they should get. -- how not understand would i say? they are not trained and inspired to dial 911, and call to protect their rights. depending on where you are -- if you are in a state like illinois, you probably do better, because you have a governor and a mayor and a political system that has a history of being they are on your side. if you are in mississippi, and i know latinos in mississippi, yes. some of the largest growth of latinos in the united

i'm incredibly proud to be latino. i'm incredibly proud to be american. >> i just want to say, fight for us, and knowledge us. thank you. is the conclusion of latino nation. i want to thank all of our panelists. i want to thank chicago state university for posting this symposium. for more on this conversation, visit our website any time. until next time, the night. as always, keep the faith. onfor more information today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time >> we will take a look at their agenda. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> brought to you by life insurance companies, protecting working families. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from vi

tonight part two of our conversation with latino thought leaders call latino nation beyond the numbers with more than 50 million latinos calling the united states home, i think it's safe to say as the latino community goes, so goes america. we dig deeper into the concerns and challenges facing this growing community. we assembled a panel at chicago state university. joining us are mary rose wilcox, avid montejado from u.c. berkley. ana navarro. luis gutierrez from the illinois fourth congressional district, antonio gonzalez president of the william c. velazquez institute. hector, chairman of the latino coalition and we're glad you joined us. beyond the numbers starts right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had said it's always the right time o do the right thing. i just try to live the right way by doing the right thing every day. we have a lot work o to do. wal-mart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we could tamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [applause] >> hell oh, my name is tavis

(laughter). >> jon: i don't think kardashians are latino. >> what? kardashians aren't latino? >> jon: no, i don't believe so. >> how do you explain their butts? (laughter). >> jon: john. >> go ahead, jon, explain the kardashians' butt. (laughter). >> jon: no. (laughter) look, if the republican party does all the things that you've listed, are latinos then willing to consider putting republicans back on the path to presidentship? amnesty or not? >> yes. with one final requirement. >> jon: yes? >> they must guess what number i'm thinking of. (laughter) between, i don't know, let's say one and a million. >> jon: that's impossible. >> it's not impossible, but, like the path to citizenship that they're offering, it might take a little while. >> jon: thank you, al. (cheers and applause). >> jon: hey, welcome back. lewis black comes on for a segment we call "back in black." ♪ ♪ (cheers and applause) >> this country's finances are in the dumps! we're officially poor! which is appropriate because guess who's the blame? >> people who are perfectly content to live at the expense of other

and this is a very small number of latinos. two. would latinos to train stations.e exposed to them every day. and -- then we look to see what their attitudes are towards immigration look like after they are exposed to the people for a few days. what you saw was that they said things like, well, children of undocumented immigration gets september back to mexico and reduce immigration from mexico and said that english should be made a national language. all those things moved in a significant direction away from these sort of liberal immigration values compared to a controlled group. >> you see, that's something that -- frustrates me. obviously asimulation, you know, is the ideal and like to think that, you know, we -- certainly hope that that's the direction of moving. when i hear that story i think of what happened in the south. especially in the deep south in the last 40, 50 years. after civil rights. and, of course, you know, pre-civil rights, dem rattic party dominated the south. one-party region. roosevelt got 90% of the vote in south carolina like in 1936. thi

to see what latinos were doing with regards to the latino identity in this country. the enjoy how we operate in public space. i am a natural voyeur. i find a lot of things are running. it is more about the situation and not a person. >> the french point of view from and it ismonth, amazing, because it is a fresh point of view about the cuban community in miami. >> the latino community goes way beyond what is present in all cities. >> they are talking about the latin stereotypical. it is amazing. sometimes the stereotypes are near. fore are different ways arriving every day in the united states. you have multiple choices. the latino is another way of being american. when you look at his boat when you see is americans. book all you see is americans. >> the very many faces of what it means to be hispanic in america. a view of the community seen through the lens of latino photographers. if you would like to see more from the web site, you can see the news, and if you would like to follow bbc news, you can go to the network. check our listings, and you will find our chann

all immigrants are latino.ll latinos are illegal immigrants. >> and the latino community has felt this crisis acutely and in a terrible, terrible way because our public policies are enforcement policies are targeting latinos. so equating latino with immigrant is very intentional. this week a lawsuit was settled brought by 22 latino families who had been the victims of warrantless raids. armed agents surrounding and targeting latino neighborhoods, pre-dawn raids, breaking into people's homes. putting people in living rooms. interrogating them. looking for undocumented immigrants. so there has been this particularly negative experience felt in the latino community. >> it allows for things like the sb 1070 and the entire capacity to profile is based on the way we use language to define what an immigrant is and what an immigrant body looks like. >> yeah. and one is the notion that immigration or illegal immigrant is a euphemism for latinos. it erases the history of immigration in the united states. any group being

. >> dicen que crecen mas entre latinos y pierden anglosajones. >> los latinos se apoyan en la iglesiaforma que nos ayude a todos. >> santiago univisión14. >> en el área de la bahia organizaron marchas del primero de mayo, estudiantes trabajadores y miembros de 20 comunidades, hacen pancartas por la reforma, hacen una campaña para la defensa de los inmigrantes en mayo. >> quienes tengan problemas mentales tienen derechos a abogado, quienes tengan problemas tienen derecho a fianza y si son incompetentes tienen derecho a abogados. >> al volver vemos que opciones tenemos para comprar una poliza de seguros. >> captaron la pelea de un profesor y un estudiante. >> tenemos un taller para crear paginas de internet y entusiasmar la carrera. >> (información en pantalla) . >> (información en pantalla) . >> regresamos con mas información. >> ♪ ♪ . se tiraron del cabello y terminaron de golpe una estudiante de 15 años y su profesora, la estudiante desobedecio para maquillarse y ella le quito los maquillajes, ella puede enfrentar cargos y la profesora no. >> el pasatiempo de los jovenes son los jueg

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-born latinos turn 18. the 6th of november was one heck of a wake-up call to republicans when president obama got 71% of the latino vote. and it had a lot to do with the semantics and how they deal with the issue of immigration reform. and if there isn't a change in the future, that 71% could be set in stone. and then let's see the republicans have a good time trying to elect a national figure, if 71% of the largest minority in the country is held-bent on opposing them. >> i want to bring in the panel. that's a great point that jose makes, because african-americans used to be where latinos are right now. in the 1960s, republicans still had a decent shot of getting a third to a 40% of the african-american vote. chris cillizza has a piece today which he talks about marco rubio and the predicament he finds himself in. the statement that marco rubio made this weekend as a an attempt to slow down the momentum on a deal on immigration. insuring if schumer's declaration that it's all over but the shouting. at the

. >> una local , los latinos fuerno el grpo étnico que más propiedades compraron en el 2012 y tambiénue otras etnias . >> lamentablemente la gente viene y paga todo cash, en ves de crear cuentas de crédito, como tienen la información la gente no cualifica o sus créditos no están altos y las tasas son más altas . >> el estudio determinó que en vecindarios de los Ángeles, chicago, washington y san francisco es donde más se vio el pago excesivo, el dinero constante y sonante, el promedio fue entre 5 mil y 10 mil dólares más que el valor real de la propiedad . >> no puede enseñar el historial de crédito que sea excelente, será mediocre, usualmente los bancos le dan una tasa de interés más alta . >> expertos añaden que a la hora de incrementar el crédito, el factor racial no juega ningún papel . >> si eres blanco, amarillo, negro, rojo azul, no les importa, les imprta la persona . >> los latinos no escatiman en una propiedad, ¿qué más se puede hacer para estar preparado a la hora de comparr una propiedad y no pagar demás ?. >> para tener mejor crédito es mejor tenerlo menos del 50 por cein

para hablarnos qué debemos hacer,cómo, cuñando y dónde, bienvenido,estamos muy nerviosos todos los latinosue quedate tranquilo en casa . >> por equis razones la gente no lo pudo hacer,entonces uno dice pide una extension, ¿cómo funciona eso? ¿quienes califican para pedir una extensión?. >> si realmente no tienes tiempos para hacerlo la extension el o mejor porque no pagas multas,llenas el formulario gratis por internet, toma dos segundos y simplemente soliciatas una extension de 6 meses . >> ni excusas,no pude, no tengo . >> no es como la escuela con la tarea . >> la gente que no lo realiza, ¿cuánto es la multa que paga por no hacerlo a tiempo?. >> puede ser muy alto,debes enviar un estimado de cunato debes,dices más menos debo esto, si no envia s la declaración a tiempo te cobran un porcentaje, aasi que quizás si hubieras debido mil dólares,los dejas pasar se convierten 1500 . >> conviene hacerlo hoy mismo . >>q¿quÉ pasa si no debo ?. >> es lo mejor . >> también no tengo que mandar dinero porque lirs me debe . >> ¿qué pasa si tampoco no ahaces la extension? . >> no pierdes el reembolso,so

community and only the latino community.is a story that crosses over. this is a story of hope and a story of finding yourself and about finding your place in the world and in seizing your piece of the american dream. >> philly brown, superstar status. >> check out the movie philly brown just look for a theater near you. >>> ladies, could a centuries old egyptian concept not key to fighting obesity? >> wait a minute. >> that's it right there. it is a waistband created by a uk company called mallory band to basically tap you on the shoulder so to speak to tell you when you may have had a little too much to eat. >> this isn't like some kind of magnetic band supposed to make you lose weight. this is just something that you wear that let's you know that maybe you are a little too full or maybe that you are putting on a few pounds because you have it a certain size that you like to be. >> right. if you over indulge, your waist will get tight in that waistband and let you know, oh, maybe you should cut down. >> you don't need that.

and therefore i represent every latino in america. [laughter] cannot find something profound to say to that. it's ridiculous we are even having a this conversation. >> that brings me to something i wanted to get to that gets to your point about tapping to represent your race. we could go on and on, but what do you think will happen as we begin to surface the identities within these groups? ? for example, i am half african and half black american. even my ethnicity -- all of our ethnicities are mixed, but mine is mixed in the way that -- now there's a lot of writing about mixtures within the african community. give us perspectives from your book on what you learned about the latino community and the dominican-american community and then how uc coverage of latinos changing? >> a lot of the stuff that is in my book i could not get placed elsewhere in the mainstream media, because people don't want to talk about it or they cannot wrap their heads around the idea dish in the new world was in the dominican republic, santa domingo. the essen

i have three nights of latino nation.n -- latino before my time runs out, i started this program last night. last night'so see conversation. i started this program last night by listing all the accolades you receive, and --ar, an attorney, an emmy, a tony, an emmy, a grammy. what does all that mean to you? >> in one way absolutely nothing, and in another way, is very important, because i am a those awards.earn i did not buy them. them. got one reason it is so meaningful to me is because of who gave it to me. i grabbed them. i was so undignified. all morning i rehearse. and your head so you can put the metal over you and all that, and i am about the fifth one he calls to the podium common and i oh!s there and go, i am surprised i did not put my leg around him. michelle was there, and i went, fine. >> you can get away with that. she has earned the right to hug and kiss and squeeze the president. it is a life well lived at 81. she ain't slowing down. i do not believe she is 81, but that is what her driver's license says. even with two nights, i have not done justice to what you will read

like somehow if you alienate every latino, you get all the votes?e what possible excuse could this guy have for what he said. >> young tried to explain why he had used the word wetback. i use aid term commonly used during my days growing you on a farm in central california. >> jon: and then i fell asleep and woke up a couple of days ago. [ laughter ] frozen in time along with my core opinions and beliefs. what has changed? [laughter] a bit of a setback for the outreach to latinos thing. what about gay votes? two republicans came out in support of gay marriage that has to give them something. until ben carson spoke. >> no group be they gapes, nambla, be they people who believe in bestiality they don't get to change the definition. >> jon: i'm going to stop you right there. you are a smart man, a neurosurgeon. you get that one of those things is not like the other. gay people are not like nambla or bestiality. it's like saying i believe the law grants the same rights to all of us whether we be christian or rapists. it's nothing to do with anything. [c

well, i don't think that the latino conservatives at this stage.being spoke been derisively, marco rubio in the senate has been applauded in the senate for immigration reform. there are some disagreement with other senators like ted cruz, but it's within the realm of the policy and politics game. i haven't seen the gloves come off or disrespectful activities towards anybody and frankly, we welcome on the latino side of the game politicians and leadership from both parties on our ises and that's something that's good and it's new. so, you know, hopefully it will continue. >> sean: tavis, look, the only thing i'm saying, i think it's really important that this rhetoric end and the use of -- you know, because i think there's an effort here and i think what it's about, intimidating people and trying to silence people for daring to have their own thoughts, their own views, their own value system and now what? a lot of it is based on religious views. a lot is based on the family and the background. anybody that is-- that comes out and expresses their vie

the nbc poll that came out today basically said that overwhelmingly latinos, latino voters favored acitizenship. the underlying reason is not do we have friends and family that may be undocumented. but if we don't provide that, we'll always be asked if we're americans. currently right now one out of every three americans believe that latinos are undocumented. that's not the case, we need to make sure we provide this pathway to move forward as a country and more importantly, not create two classes of citizens within our borders. >> when we had senator jeff blake on of the immigration group, he feels confident by tuesday. what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing exactly the same thing. i'm hearing monday or tuesday and we're incredibly optimistic. ha is going to come out of the senate is going to be very bipartisan support. it's going to be incredibly strong. i know that rubio wants to provide a little longer opportunity for folks to review it we need as many republican senators to back it. if we have 75 senators, we know it's going to be a lot harder for the folks in the house to split it

even in california in the '80s we talked about latinos could go either way. both parties had a claim on them. pete wilson drove latinos away by demagoguing the issue and saying they are coming over our boarder and want our services. rather than looking for work, they are wanting our services. so the latinos said, okay, you don't want us in your party? we'll good to the other party. some people, some republicans are using the boston bombing to slow down and maybe stop immigration reform. it is very ignorant and bad for republicans. >> i want to talk to you, joan, about a piece you wrote about the boston bombing, asking the question, are the tsarnaevs white? it is interesting we are even having this conversation. there are thoughts on the subject, let's take a listen. >> the more we learn about these guys, the hardest it is to get a handle on them. >> we know they are chechen-american. >> but that doesn't help us at all. for americans, chechnya may as well be a suburb of narnia. for 12 years merians have been cold a nice little story about who the bad guys are

y nos visita el actor y activista edward james olmos, hablamos del poder de los latinos en el paÍs, yy brown, en la Única pelÍcula que actuo jenni rivera, comenzamos. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> vamos "al punto." con jorge ramos. >>> vamos "al punto". hoy por supuesto hay elecciones presidenciales en venezuela. los venezolanos decidierÁn si quieren chavismo sin chÁvez con maduro, o si la oposiciÓn tiene la oportunidad de ganar, mÁs adelante en el programa. vamos a hablar de la posibilidad real que se presente una reforma migratoria en estados unidos, queremos comenzar con esto. porque esto cambiarÍa la vida de once millones de personas que en estos momentos estÁn siendo perseguidas, y miles de familias hispanas separados, para comenzar el programa, lo hacemos en el senador republicano de la florida, marco rubio, fundamental para convencer a republicanos que este es el momento de cambiar las cosas. senador marco rubio, gp estar con nosotros, una vez mÁs en el programa. >>> gracias jorge. >>> senador, cuÁndo van a presentar ustedes una propuesta migratorio, algunos llevan dÉcadas esperando por esto, s

and asian and now: beyond the latino nation: beyond the numbers.thered on stage, all day panels to talk about the aspirations, and dreams of the latino community, and it was not just about immigration. we talked about all the things the matter for this growing community, so that will be broadcast wednesday night of this week. >> that sounds fabulous. >> there is so much in this book i am going to bounce around. veryere very active, politically and socially engaged. you were at the march on washington, which we will commemorate celebrating the 50th anniversary of that come august of this year. >> i always get goose bumps. you into this? >> i have a wonderful roommate. i met her in group therapy. group therapy. >> she was very political, and i was always attracted to people who knew more than i did. i never finished school. i am not very educated. she got me very involved, and i began to understand being in service, this is what is really about. being in service and being involved in something greater than you is what makes a person complete and hold

. *+ actores latinos, congresistas, empresarios empujaron por 1 reforma migratoria, a horas de que elratoria. ya pudimos ver la influencia qye tuvo en nuestra comunidad latina el ano pasado con las elecciones. ahora si le podemos poner esa misma influencia en esta reforma, creo que vamos a llegar a 1 lugar muy lindo. hay quienes se preocupan de los detalles de la propuesta, como 1 posible espera de 1 decada de los indocumentados para legalizarse.queremos solam anos, preo creo que muchas de las personas que ya tienen tiempo aqui, muchos anos aqui sin documentos. pero si ellos pueden trabajar, sin tener ese temor que los van a deportar, ellos son los que tienen que hacer la decision. pienso que la espera tiene que ser razonable. no puede ser 10 o 13 anos, porque nuestras familias dependen de como sea esa reforma. algo es algo, es progreso, es mejor que lo que tenemos ahorita y hemos esperado por tanto tiempo. el congresista xavier becerra espera que la camara no demore en presentar su propia propuesta. al fin del dia lo que esperamos tener es 1 acuerdo que es bipartidista, que entiende

as a national trend, latinos are about, or 68% of the catholic population, latinos are catholic.t we're seeing is that over the next 15, 20 years, that number is going to decrease from about two-thirds down to potentially about a half. and so -- >> it is really fascinating when we look at that trend and how quickly that can happen. one of the interesting things that you appointment out in your article. you say that the evangelical boom is linked to the immigrant experience. they are socially more conservative than hispanics but they are faster to fight for social justice than their white brethren. it seems like a very conflicted religious social outlook. >> that's one of the things. many americans and even religious americans don't know about this population. so our categories make us say, wow, this is so surprising. you have a demographic that is very conservative when it comes to family values. many evangelical latinos do not support abortion, do not support gay marriage. the nuclear family is absolutely prized, key. and yet at the same time, these are the same groups of people

and especially on the latino community. it seems to be, you know, still -- lot of shame over it. we immediate to break that stigma. >> these are people that are stepping up and saying i want to be part of the solution. >> yes. we have seen more and more participation from the community. we are trying to double what we raised last year. and, you know, we definitely think it is possible. community really cares and has been showing up. definitely want to say thank you to all the volunteers, all the diners and restaurants. even presenting sponsors. focus business bank for really helping us make this most successful year yet. >> if you are planning to go out to eat sometime this week, this is the night to do it. april 25. logon to the health trust's website. find out which restaurants are participating. how you can do it and contribute this great cause and help. thank you for the work do you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. up next on "communidad del valle," we invited a couple of latino students making a difference for the poor. >>> they are back from a special mission.

. >> hay gente que no es de aqui y hay muchos latinos que quiza sno hablan el idioma, tambien hay genteles está aconsejando que se vayan al parque más cercano. >> sin embargio como te digo es un momento caotico, estos corredores no sabían que pasaba, habbían sentido las les dicen que no se acerquen a calles aledañas, porque aún ivestigan, hasta el momento esto es lo que sabemos. >> gracias >> como consecuencia las autoridades de califvornia dclararon estado de emergencia. >> en san francisco y en toda el area de la bahía se declaró estado de emergencia. >> la policia nos dijo que estaran patrullando las areas y que permanezcan en alerta. >> en alerta y con mayo despliegue de efectivos se enc uentra la policuia de san francisco . >> en ese momento el deaprtamento tomó la desiciión de aumentar la cantidad de efectivos. >> varias areas de in fraestructura impoprtante son vigiladas. >> es mucho lo que puede hacer cada person a. >> si ven algo no normasl queremos que reporten cualquier actividad sispechosa. >> recalcaron. >> no hay amenza contgra san francisco. >> la policia de san francisco

and he was still popular with independents and latino. balance is how to get those voters without compromising principle. >> look, i can't let you go quickly. jeb bush, barbara bush. how about that? >> she still has her fast ball. >> how about it? >> it's remarkable. here we are at the bush 43 library opening. and silver fox, as is her wont, steps up on the "today" show and says we've had enough bushes. >> with all the bushes. >> they all look and haven't said anything yet. >> george w. bush saying the past week you ought to run. >> run, jeb, run. >> thank you all. trivia. we asked who was the last person to beat george w. bush in an election? the answer -- >> constituent hance. >> he beat out bush for a democratic house seat, texas' 19th district back in the day. 1978. bush didn't run for office again until the 1994 gubernatorial race, and he's won every election since. congratulations to today's winner luke johnson. you got a political trivia question. e-mail thedailyrundown@msnbc.com. ose ns when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. f

here are the numbers in support overall. 64%, latinos, 82, latinos, 80% democrats, all in favor there you explain how a path to citizenship would work and lay out the list of penalties that are included in this legislation, the gang of 8's working on, a fine, back taxes and a background check, the numbers change and they change dramatically when it comes to republicans. look at this number. a jump of 26 points for republicans, but overall, 76%. latina support goes slightly down to 80%, democrats up to 81%, independents up to 72%, but it's that republican number that jumps up to 73%. 26 points different. the key details, how long should people have to wait before they are eligible for citizenship? so when you look at here, the public has a sweet spot. and it's at 51%. and this is, by the way, it's that way, it's over 50% among latinos, 54%, but 51%. and this seemed to be that at least five years after application, 12% after 10 year, 18%, immediately, only 14% say never. now, let's move on here when it comes to, when it comes to where folks are, when it comes to who handles the issue of

, while the latino population has grown.nk there are a lot of steps going forward. it's not just policy, it's also getting rid of some of the heated rhetoric, sometimes, on the right, about latino voters, because that doesn't justify the fact they're standing with latino, it affects the standing overall with voters everywhere. >> so the markup starts may 9th. how quickly does the get done michael? >> i think it's going to be a pretty steady timeline. i think there will be amendments, obviously, and there will be some chatter on the ground from various forces out there, certainly in the blog sphere, about all of this. but i don't think it slows this thing to a crawl. i think they've got the momentum, as they like to say, the wind's in their sails and i think they're going to move rather expeditiously to get this thing done on the timeline that the president and the gang of 8 have outlined by the beginning of summer or at least by the end of summer. >> margie omero and michael steele, good to see both of you. >>> some good new

specifically within the latino community? >>> the latino community? >> um-hm. >>> [speaker not understood]. i can't answer. >> okay. >>> i'm sorry. >> that's okay. thank you. >> thank you. kelly dearman, are you here? tatiana kostanian. >>> can you hear me? >> yes. >>> okay, good afternoon. my name is tatiana kostanian. i am in-home support services for the elderly and disabled. i'm also a [speaker not understood] disability councilmember. and if i may, i'm using my computer here to tell you why i would like this position. because i understand what the elderly and the disabled public needs and deserves. they deserve respect and the dignity of [speaker not understood] and justice just like the general public has. >> i have a follow-up question. it's good to see you. how long have you been on this commission, on this board? >>> since maybe about four years ago. >> what's your most proudest moment? >>> i'm sorry? >> what in your four years that you've been in the body, what makes you most proud of the work that you've done? >>>

>> you said 5 percent latino, 15 percent asian pacific islanders, 7 percent african american. i'm trying to get a comparison perspective on a national level based on the numbers that you provided. >> okay. let me go over it again. what we found is that latinos in the national average in the it field the information we have make-up 5 percent just on the national average. for african americans is 7 percent and asian pacific islanders is 15 percent. that's what we have. >> so if it's 70 percent white, that means the other category is anything. it's probably about 3 percent. >> right. >> thank you. i wanted to make sure i understood. >> sure. >> then the next one is age. you can see our age breakdown. right now with our first cohort. the split is between a younger age cohort of 18-24 which is the highest group we've got right now which is at 43 percent. the 25-39 is 21 percent and the older age group is at 36 percent. and just to give you a little comparison, for my age demographic for city billed probably falls higher to 39. the idea that we are capturing a younger crew, i think

i think latinos are realizing this is a great country.ople come from different parts of the world and it is unfortunate. because the experience they had in other countries are well, if you get on the wrong side of politics, it might not go well for you. you might literally be dragged out of your home in the middle of the night. when people come from other countries with that feeling, it is hard to warm up to the idea that going out there publicly and voting or putting a lawn side in front of your yard might be targeting yourself. they're starting to realize that just doesn't happen here. here, it is about civic duty and responsibility and it is about the next generation and the next. i think that it's really wonderful to see that latinos in general and in tremendous numbers are starting to realize that this is a true democracy here and it is a democracy that's unlike, perhaps some false democracies might be from where they come from. >> bill: right. it took awhile for people to understand that. but now that they have, look at the results.