mr. salazar mentioned xenophobia, mexicans, central americans. judge, i don't know if this is fair to ask you, paint a picture about the cases that came through your court system. i mean, a lot of people think immigration is really owning dealing with central america and obviously this issue on the border is pretty specific. but paint a picture what we're talking about, when we're talking about immigration cases. . .

mr. salazar mentioned xenophobia, mexicans, central americans. judge, i don't know if this is fair to ask you, paint a picture about the cases that came through your court system. i mean, a lot of people think immigration is really owning dealing with central america and obviously this issue on the border is pretty specific. but paint a picture what we're talking about, when we're talking about immigration cases. . . diverse group of people. i think certainly we see enough central americans so we are aware of the country conditions which are as these two other speakers have described them it is extremely difficult and especially for the young people that are fleeing the gang violence and unfortunately the law is not on their side in terms of asylum but there are other venues and avenue of relief that would be available to them. >> it is important for us to recognize it's not just about mexico, central america, south america and the caribbean. it's the broken immigration affects people from throughout the entire world. i remember having a conversa

of a dozen pooks on media and public policy and is a recipient of the annual rubin salazar journalism award aw award. mr. soloman has been coordinating the petition campaign in support of james risen. mr. soloman? [ applause ] >> thank you. thanks. here we are in the murrow room, and i think that it's very it's fitting so because it was 60 years ago that in perhaps his n most well-known and well-remembered tv broadcast, edward r. morrow said, we cannot defend freedom abroad by adcast deserting it at home. he said that at a time when it t was essential forim journalistso step forward to lance a boil off fear and intimidation that had h gripped official washington forh years and the entire country as well. that was 1954. here we are in 2014. and the events today are part of, i think, a very strongly t accelerating effort across thisc country to lance a boil of fear and intimidation. we don't talk anymore so much et about a chilling effect. a freezing effect. we talk about ice cubes that congeal. that we talk quite properly and accurately about an obama administration that seems determined to gut the meani

salazar journalism award and george orwell award. he coordinated the petition campaign in support of james ricen. mr. solomon? [ applause ] >> thanks. >> here we are and it's fitting because it was 60 years ago that perhaps his most well-known and well remembered tv broadcast edward r. murrow said we cannot defend freedom aboard by deserting it at home. he said that at a time when journalists stepped forward to lance, boil, fear and intimidation that gripped official washington for years and the entire country as well. that was 1954. here we are in 2014 and the events today are part of i think a very strongly accelerating effort across this country to lance a boil of fear and intimidation. we don't talk anymore so much about a chilling effect, we talk about a freezing effect, we talk about ice cubes that congeal, we talk quite properly and accurately about an obama administration that seems determined to gut the meaning of the first amendment. as the petition that we presented this morning to the department of justice spells out, it's really the functionality of the first amendment that matters. it's a brief