the country. >> they certainly knew that was going to happen. going to directly latino voters. do you think that's an effective strategy? >> yes, certainly from a policy strategy. it re-enforces just what the positions are. it also points to something else. the republicans, meanwhile, in spanish language media are very absent. since june 27th when they announced this senate bill, marco rubio has not really been speaking out on the issue. he's really receded is perhaps because he's afraid of the backlash. meanwhile, there was a poll out monday that shows across all age groups, latino voters definitely trend democratic. that should be worrisome for the republican party. >> well, it should be. you mentioned there was also this concern that it could lead to an up or down vote on the path to citizenship. >> that's why they're having these tortured conversations. it's only going to get worse because, you know, we're seeing