patrick mcgrath, national press club board of members. richard simons from the "los angeles times", president and ceo and guest of the speaker. alison fitzgerald, speaker committee chair and freelance journalist. i will skip our speaker for just a moment. bob wiener, president of the robert wiener associate news, public affairs and issue strategies and he helped organize today's event. after sanchez, chair of the national hispanic leadership agenda and guest of the speaker. jeff al jazeera, governor elect, national press club speaker committee member who organized today's event. and michelle who is a national spokesperson of hispanic journalists. until yesterday. [applause] before becoming the mayor of los angeles, the 41st mayor, during his youth he became a farmworker volunteer and activist leading student walkout. this led him on the path taking him state assembly. also city hall and the inner circle of the democratic national committee, where he chaired the 2012 convention in charlotte. regarding the topic of immigration, mayor antonio villaraigosa has said that the time is now to pass comprehensive immigration reform. he has slammed congr