mr. gonzales is one of my clients. >> [speaking spanish] >> i am very grateful to la raza centro legal for the help it has given me. it also helps young people, old people, women, men, and i am very grateful. thank you very much, on behalf of elderly people in san francisco and spanish speakers. thank you very much. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors. i am a volunteer member of the emergency response team. i know you worked very hard to work with a difficult budget for years and years and years, and i appreciate your past support and ongoing support for the fire department and neighborhood emergency response team. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. i am a native san franciscan and a nert-train from the san francisco fire department. the thought of getting prepared for disasters like earthquakes can overwhelm many people, so i suggest they start with just the very basics -- a whistle and a flashlight. this is something i learned in my training. keep them handy. it is just like this key chain i have here. that is all you hav

mr. gonzales stonewalled a congressional hearing. he said he did not know or words to that effect.ric holder is asking all the questions that have passed and has been very forthright and has been very effective as a prosecutor. the republicans are trying to suppress the latinos and blacks and poor voters and that is was going on in this country. host: indianapolis, go ahead. caller: this whole notion that republicans are trying to deny people their right to vote is ludicrous. indiana has a voter i.d. law and we have seen time and again access to the polls, by partisanship, both parties agree. i think eric holder beyond the fact -- the fast and furious issues, i think this administration cost is unconstitutional. host: good morning. caller: good morning, i'm a first-time caller. i would like to make a few comments. regard her -- regarding senator cornyn's questioning of attorney general holder yesterday, i thought senator cornyn who is also a former prosecutor and state attorney general in texas should recognize that any person who was a sworn member of the bar needs to uphold all l

mr. gonzales, to compare and contrast, he stonewalled a congressional hearing -- i do not know if it is senegal converts. or he said "i don't know" the words to that effect. in eric holder's case he is answering all the questions they asked. he has been very forthright and effective as a prosecutor. he is going after the vote of repression laws. no question, republicans are trying to repress the latino and black and poor vote. host: indianapolis, connor, a republican. caller: good morning. i just wanted to share a few thoughts. the whole notion that republicans are trying to deny people their right to vote is just ludicrous. the voter i.d. law, we have seen time and time again -- both parties agree that it is necessary. >> watch all of today's "washington journal" any time at the c-span video library. on this green is former education secretary margaret spellings, part of a daylong discussion of the economy and the release of the chamber's third annual enterprising states studies, looking at different states. it is just getting underway. >> taylor and this -- expand on good ideas others are doi

attorney general alberto gonzales. mr.>> good to see you. >> let's start with the justices' decision on immigration. the supreme court struck down most of the immigration law but uphold the "show me your papers" part. if you were on that bench, what would you say now? >> how would i have voted? >> yes. >> well, i think i'm not surprised that the court said that preemption prevents arizona from regulating in this area. immigration for policy is what i've generally found deference to the federal government. in that sense, i'm not surprised. with respect to the decision that was upheld, basically what the court is saying, it's still too early to tell. without knowing how the law is going to be implemented, we really can't say one way or another, whether or not this state law is preempted by federal law. >> but let me ask you, if this goes into play, how do police avoid racial profiling? >> well, the issue of avoiding racial profiling exists with respect to a myriad of state laws that are already on the book and have been on t