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unskilled workers, here is our problem.he urns. 17 out of each 10,000 die of tuberculosis each year. this time, we go west. arizona, new mexico, colorado, and california. there is still another problem here. years ago, the theory was climate was the magic cure. that error is still believed by many. but out here in the southwest, there are perhaps 5000 persons who have tuberculosis roaming aimlessly about looking for help. some of them come alone, spend their last dollar for cheap lodging. looking in vain for a job and diane. dying. others bundle up the whole family and the old car and start up lively hoping to make a new start. they seldom find work, eke out a miserable existence. little can be done for them, for they have lost. they do not stay long enough to win the rights of a resident. the children suffer neglect and are constantly exposed to the danger of getting tuberculosis. they become shrouded in gloom and despair. whatever becomes of them, no one seems to know precisely. though, some excellent studies are now unde

most are unskilled.what the president has done is legalize almost 5 million workers, almost all of them unskill unskilled, in a labor market not demanding unskilled workers, where wages are falling. you want to talk about compassion, how you about compassion for the american worker. how about somebody who is trying to make ends meet working two and three jobs who now has 5 million more people competing for that job. >> so what is your argument when somebody says for instance the catholic church is saying what president obama is doing is saying he won't deport the parents of people who are in this country illegally. that's pro family. that's an argument i've heard a lot of catholic leaders make. >> yeah, i would say this. i would say what the president has done is unconstitutional. i understand why the president wants to do it. i understand that he might in working with congress get some sort of law passed that would protect certain people in this country from being deported. but what the president goit w

are republicans who would instantly like to help the skilled workers come here and help keep the unskilled workers and the people already. do you accept the approach of unpacking that angling for piecemeal reform when you can get it. i would say there are a lot of problems in d.c.. born on the conversations we have in washington. of these things together, it is a compromise in people want people to compromise. people care more about others. focused on is an incredibly broad coalition. that is how this become so popular. whether when the houston three or four pills or the senate did one big bill, that is fine. reason and will be successful is it is such a win on some different issues. why are they so important for technology companies? much ishing you hear so when people are out there and trying to create jobs, finding talent is so important. this is a program right now that is creating a lot of jobs, not just for the people coming here but native orton americans. we think that is absolutely critical. had an amazing competitive advantage. a system that welcomes people. that is a lot of what

you're now putting -- by the way, there's not a lot of unskilled workers growing opportunity in america and the president is putting close to 5 million, i would suspect, more unskilled workers in the workplace, plus an addition na 1.1 every year coming into this country. >> okay. what's the republican plan? >> we need immigration control in this country. the last 20 years, we have had -- >> secure the border. everyone agrees on securing the border. >> i'm talking about people here and people that are scheduled to come. the bottom line is, we have more people in this country -- the last 20 years have been the largest wave of immigration than in the history of this country. there are more people who were not born here than any other time in history. we need more and working men and wom women are saying, how about us? how about those having to work two, three jobs, what about workforce participation? because the jobs are not available for working men and women. that's the problem and the president seems to not care about it. he said that in his speech in the las vegas. people have written

are republicans who would instantly like to help the skilled workers come here and help keep the unskilled workers and the people who are already here, not allow them to be citizens. binding that all together in one bill seems to be the political problem. do you accept the approach of unpacking that angling for piecemeal reform when you can get it? >> first, i would say there are a lot of problems in d.c. i think the approach where you do these things together, it is wen out in the conversations have in washington. when you put all of these things together, it is a compromise in -- and people want people to compromise. people care more about thers. what we're focused on is you have this incredibly broad coalition. that is how this become so popular. whether that was last year when the senate did one big bill or bills, house did three we think the reason and will be successful is it is such a win on some different issues. >> why is technology so important in the killed worker set? >> the thing you hear so much is when people are out there and trying to create jobs, finding talent is so impo

what about the unskilled workers very much in focus right now, the people that are pouring across the southern border? >> that is an important component. i think you're seeing a push to see a more robust bill signed into law, passed by the president and congress because you will not be able to fix any one piece. obviously for our companies it is very important to have h-1b visas but for full immigration system and the economy we need to deal with those issues. >> there are two sides to every story. what do republicans have to say about immigration reform? we'll talk to one of the president's top critics on immigration reform next on the best of "bloomberg west." ♪ >> welcome back to the best of "bloomberg west." i'm cory johnson. president obama is promising aggressive action to introduce immigration reform. republicans are outraged at that idea. speaker john boehner said the president will burn himself with his immigration moves. i sat down with another hours republicans, lamar smith of texas. he voted against increasing the number of h-1b visas. >> i think it is disappointing the pr

. >> ali, even with the unskilled, undocumented workers if the democrats lowered the demands, right now they're demanding citizenship and that crosses the line for republicans. look, give them temporary work permits so they can be here work legally pay taxes they can go home to their families and come back and come out of the woodwork and get their basic human rights. if he put that on the table for republicans i believe they would agree to it. that is not amnesty and doesn't shift the electoral balance. on skilled immigrants, start up visa, no-brainers, keeping students over here, if you fixed the loopholes in the system, no argument on that. even the dream act, no-brainer. so these could be agreed to however the democrats have been playing this game of all or nothing. they're playing chicken with our country's economy and the human rights of millions of people. i'm blaming the democrats not the republicans on this one. >> are you not concern as the president will likely argue if they do like you're saying if cathey can take the deal that we can all agree to, unskilled coming over the

there's oan unskilled, uncaring staff, that works on these planings and i am not the only with that feels that way. >> i know this is a very lengthy interview, what were his overriding concerns? >> he didn't think they were qualified to make a safe aircraft, or aircraft of high quality, and he said on a daily bases when he went to work he would on serve these things. and he site add lot of problems including druses use, which he alleged was going on, inside the plant was widespread. we listened to him carefully, he obviously what he had to say concerns us. we can say how can you prove this, and he volunteered to bring a camera into the plant. and record his co workers and see if he could bring us evidence, and that's where much of the concerns came from. the people who are suppose to sign off on the quality in the plant, saying that the process is that they themselves were part of -- they found a problem. they felt they couldn't gauge if everything was done correctly. we heard of damage being done, i see as somewhat normal, john would know better than i, but was happening at a very high r

millions, most of them jewish or italian, unskilled and uneducated settled in new york city's crowdedements. what kind of work did america offer? fannie susskind remembers. we came with the needle in our hand. i've worked since age 12 when i arrived. union newspaper editor leon stein. the history is one of a sequence of newcomers to america who stepped foot into america and the sweatshop, almost simultaneously. it was a cesspool. lint and dust in the air darkness or inadequate lighting, crowded machinery, dirty floors men and women stripped to the waist, bending over their machines, children lolling about. a scene out of hell. joann argersinger, professor of history at the university of maryland, baltimore county. the sweatshops in the late 19th century came about because of the industry's structure. there was a chaotic industry. it was intensely competitive. there were a large number of workers particularly women and immigrants who were easy prey for many of the employers. stiff competition and narrow profit margins gave employers a powerful incentive to get their labor as cheap as p

so detroit is trying to diversify and look for jobs for many of those people, low skilled and unskilledple who previously worked in the auto industry. so detroit is going to have to find a new model, and that model will have to be for a much smaller city. >> john thank you very much indeed. while the international criminal court has approved the temporary release of a serb nationalist leader who is accused of war crimes. he is being allowed to receive cancer treatment in serbia. he has been detention awaiting a verdict for more than a decade. >>> a governor in japan has given the permission to restart a nuclear power plant despite concerns of safety. they are expected to switched back on early in the new year. >>> united nations human rights efforts has accused sri lanka of trying to sab -- sabotage its inquiry. they are looking into whether both the government and rebels committed war crimes. the ambassador to the united nations say the allegations are misplaced. >> sri lanka has done more in the last five years since the end of the conflict to address the very issues being raised now

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job and your wages are down and you hear the president and senate saying let's bring in a bunch of unskilled workers and flood the workplace, i would be angry. i think the voters spoke and the senate has to honor the wishes of the people. >> that was very low turnout. but they also don't want these jobs. a lot of these jobs, do you know 25% of the wall board hung in america is done by hispanics. nobody wants that job. there are millions of talented people that we need to bring in these people. that is why silicon valley is so strong, supposedly with china and hacking -- >> let's not digress into china, let's talk about this message, what does it mean? what kind of message was sent? was it voa vote against barack obama? >> it is rare that a political party running for office in a mid-term election not standing for anything ends up with a mandate. and they have one, and it is the biggest and perhaps the most important mandate a political party has had in the recent era. and it is very simple what that mandate is. it is to stop barack obama. >> all right, let's take it around the table. you agr

millions of unskilled, il let rat, foreign nationals coming into the united states who can't speak the english language. how many do comments like this undermine the republicans' efforts to be taken seriously in the debate? >> first of all, she's incorrect. by putting forward this executive action, we'll have increased revenue from back taxes and fines. second, in terms of rhetoric, they're alienating latinos, we get to than but more interestingly, they're alienating the moderate middle. they're even alienating republicans, because don't forget there are sizeable portions of the republican party who support immigration reform. they're saying it makes sense. so by using this rhetoric, you're pushing a lot of people away and endearing yourself to a small tea party extreme. >> when your uncle comes over for thanksgiving, you might hear this. >> the emperor in chief of the united states is going to declare war on the u.s. constitution and grant amnesty to millions of people. >> it is like we're going to put the constitution up on a wall and obama is going to start shooting a bb gun at it.

however, he was in importantly vain individual and was unskilled and whose corruption in new orleans with a keen understanding of the method of bringing a city into order. butler came to be called beast butler by issuing edicts as general order number 28 which declared women in new orleans found to be covertly disrespectful to the occupied union forces would be "regarded at how liable to the treated -- butler's authority with mostly unchallenged. he was placed at odds. president lincoln removed butler from command in 1862. during the hiatus, butler -- self-servingly participated in a biography which was meant to increase his presence in favorable posture. after been reassigned, he failed terribly in the assault on forces and was discharged by president lincoln. this bust of general butler was the work of sculptor edward. it concerns the general's vanity and the later he wrote to his wife at fort munro, virginia. and the note, general butler stated "do you want to see me? do the next best thing, up the marble bust." he served as governor of massachusetts and a congressman it lost a bi

taxpayers, millions of unskilled illiterate foreign nationals coming to the united states who can't speakhe english language even though the president says they won't be able to vote. we all know that many in all likelihood will vote. last night she said that congress needs to defund amnesty. >> and we can defund this president's illegal amnesty, that's what we must do. we can't do it alone. it's a very quick three-step plan. we need your viewers. congress will be back december 1st through december 11th. this will be decided in that period of time. we need to have your viewers melt the phone lines. congress isn't here. they are gone from washington tonight. but from december 1st to the 11th. we need them to melt the phone lines. >> steve king of iowa had no problem telling the americans what he felt. >> i have a sinking feeling in my stomach about the situation that the president has the thrown this nation into. the president knows what he is doing. 22 times he has said he doesn't have the power to do this. but he did this anyway. it's hard to make a clear, concise constitutional argument

most of those are in the unskilled sector. theish you auto of h1v visas, they should be bringing in more trained, more skilled immigrants into this nation. right now the cap is 85,000. senator cruz and others want to increase that. others want to bring it in. that's the key issue going forward for the next congress. >> i was actually looking at those people taking jobs that are in demand. >> you've now created two classes of illegal immigrants, those who are not going to be permitted and get work permits and the 6 million who aren't going to be legal still stay. so my sense is that's a serious issue. i take a little issue with my friend, judy. i don't think the republican party is divided on this. i think the republican party basically would do an overall immigration bill. it takes a couple years. you had the chairman of the judiciary committee on here earlier. they don't want to do what they did in '86. they allowed a lot of people to come into the country and employers didn't do the sanctions they were supposed to do. i'm a

taxpayer, millions of unskilled, illiterate foreign nationals coming into the u.s. that can't speak the english language. for the community that had a lot to do to make up with the immigrant community in the united states, that is not helpful. >> not at all. and i think that's what boehner and mitch mcconnell is afraid of. their message is so off when they are talking to the tea party that is not going to welcome the latino community into their camp. but at is same time saying we missed the boat on this. how do we provide permanent relief or the president will own a generation. >> stick with me. it is good to see you. thank you for your time. >>> after the break we will look at the numbers and see who is now comped. plus, ferguson waits. a grand jury decision about the michael brown killing is expected in coming days. we'll go live to ferguson just ahead on "now." celebrate what's new, the bigger, better menu at red lobster! with more of what you love! try our newest wood-grilled combination! maine lobster, extra jumbo shrimp, and salmon! so hurry in! and sea food d

ishallenge in the the unskilled salaries have been in decline since 1975.at a male high school salary has been in decline since 1975. we have been in this decline. >> as you know, i was at oppenheimer fund studios with amherst p or pond global strategist robert finch. we spoke about lower oil prices. here is bob finch. this external force bringing inflation pressures down and it you a lot more flexibility, better spending power in the economy, and potentially the purchasing power which allows you to undertake some of the structural reforms. and tends to feed on itself i think there are some emerging market economies that are going to suffer. at really want to look emerging markets. i think the energy thing is for real. athink you want to look emerging market countries that can benefit from greater flexibility and policy from lower energy costs and what that does to domestic consumption. >> stunning the way oil has moved in the last week, since we filmed that. it is a plunge today in oil. we have photos today. >> we are going back to australia. these are pro

average and wants to wait to come here legally, 35 years before you could legally get in if you are an unskilled to 31 years. no wonder people cheat to get in. stuart: what is required is reform of the immigration laws regarding visas. how many people we elect in and to they are. sure the behalf right to choose who we wish to have coming to our country and we have a right to choose the number which we wish to have come into our country. i don't have a problem with that. do you? >> no and we ought to choose people to come and invest. people who have skills but we also ought to choose more people because when you have 11 million illegals, you have a criminal culture, people, find the people who forge documents, people learning how to forge documents. that makes it easier for terrorists to do this. stuart: what about buying a visa? you can come to invest. there's a dollar number, invest x number of dollars a you get a visa for i don't know how long. john: i am aware of that in canada and germany. i am not aware of that in the united states. stuart: i will factually correct you but maybe that will b

it holds down wages for everybody who is unskilled or semiskilled. there are laws against it. when it is enforced, they do it the fines, because employers -- it off as the cost of doing business. i do not think anything will change until these corrupt employees are put behind bars there it what i am concerned about is the executive amnesty we are hearing about. the president grants amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. while he also in effect the giving amnesty to employers? guest: i think that if the argument for a comprehensive approach to dealing with illegal immigrants, instead of having the president have to go off by himself and trying to resolve this problem. i think you are absolutely right, these employers know when they are hiring an illegal immigrant. they know it. they should be hammered for it because that ultimately will stop the flow. the people who are here, it is important for us to understand, we need to work them into the system, like i said, learn a language and pay a fine and pay taxes here. the issue about income inequality is important. income inequalit

and holding down wages for everybody who is unskilled or semi skilled. there are laws against it. when they are enforced it is with fines which employers shrugged off as part of the cost of doing business. i don't think anything is going to change until these crooks are put behind bars. what i am concerned about is this executive amnesty we are hearing about. if the president grants amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, isn't he close to their employers? >> guest: that is the argument for comprehensive approach to dealing with illegal immigrants instead of having the president have to go off by himself and try to resolve this problem. these employers know when they are hiring an illegal immigrant. they know it and they should be hammered for it because that ultimately is going to stop the flow. the people that are here it is important for us to understand we need to work them into the system, learn a language, pay a finance start paying taxes. the issue about income inequality is an important one because income inequality at the levels it is at today is bad for the economy. you c

millions of unskilled illiterate foreign nationals who can't speak the english language will all likelihoodt comes to the president's executive amnesty, it's quite controversial, there are some serious constitutional and policy issues at play. so to sort of rant about ill little rates in a proposed statement no less, is just about the least helpful messaging for republicans that i can possibly imagine. congresswoman bachman is retiring in december. >> i think your number three is something most people will have a hard time disagreeing with. beau sides of the aisle. president obama going golfing shortly after the foley beheading and held that news conference in martha's vineyard. let's look at this one. you remember this shot. it was just minutes later. seven minutes later, he's saying fore. >> yeah. i think there have been a number of optics issues that the white house has grappled with this year, whether it was the golf game after the beheading, whether it was the president moving forward with a pair of fundraisers just after that jet liner is blown out of the sky over ukraine, or whether

it holds down wages for everybody unskilled or semiskilled. there are laws against it. employers frogged it off as the cost of doing business. i do not think anything will change until these corrupt employees are put behind bars there it what i am concerned about is the executive amnesty we are hearing about. the president grants amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. in effect the giving amnesty to employers? >> i think that if the argument for a comprehensive approach to dealing with illegal immigrants. instead of having the president have to go off by himself and tried to resolve this problem. i think you are absolutely right, these employers know when they are hiring an illegal immigrant. they know it. they should be hammered for it. will stop they flow. the people who are here, it is important for us to understand, we need to work them into the system, like i said. when the language and pay a fine and pay taxes here. the issue about income inequality is important. income inequality, at the levels for the today, is that economy. you cannot have economic growth and h

commerce, local chambers aren't pushing like this, but they say we want, we need this massive influx of unskilled laborers to do these jobs americans won't do. they don't finish the sentence and say, these jobs americans won't do at what we would like to pay them. they require more in order to be hired, which skews the living wage that workers in america are getting paid and skews it downward. so that under the obama have tration, americans really been hurt and that was reflected in the results of the election. i know there are many democratic friends who said they don't understand why americans that came out and voted didn't feel better about the economy. try talking to them, because they make it very clear. they haven't had a raise in years. they haven't-tsh they have lost health care benefits because of obamacare. they tsh-one told me mine went from $500 deductible which was really tough to $5,000 which i just can't ever meet because i can't spend $5,000 extra dollars to cover the deductible of my new obamacare policy. yeah, the old joke was always, i'm from the government and i'm here to help