can use a sidekick. walgreens. as i mentioned, right before the break, this is immigrant heritage month. we want to acknowledge the successes and have made in this country. immigrants make up more than 13% of the u.s. population. in addition to the cultural richness that immigrants bring to this country, they also bring significant economic gains. a study by the national foundation for american policy found metro areas with a higher share of immigrants have more dynamic economies and faster job growth. yet, despite those evidence, the conservatives continue to spew anti immigrant rhetoric which internet has resulted in a new congresswoman judy chu and congressman ted lieu are back with me. this is something very personal for me. i myself am an immigrant, i
for a bill that was just introduced. i m also just about to introduce my reuniting families act bill, which will address the 4 million people backlog in the family, visas and there s 1. 5 visa backlog and for employment visas. so there are things that we can do to fix this problem, and we can move this country forward, if we are able to bring these people in. let s hope we can do that in a safe and secure manner for everyone. congressman lieu, congresswoman chu, thank you very much to the both of you for joining us this evening. i really appreciate your time and your insights, as always. stick around, the second hour of a mint begins after a quick break. don t go anywhere.
came to this country with my parents at a young age, and i want to start with you congresswoman blue. the anniversary of daca, hundreds of thousands of recipients are still in limbo as they wait a federal court decision about where the pump program stands. have you been participating in discussions on the hill about the need for comprehensive immigration reform? is there any progress on not? thank you for your question. let me first say what an honor it is to be on the show with you, and also with congresswoman judy chu, who is one of the strongest champions of immigration in congress. i am an immigrant as well, and i fully support the dream act. and if we put that on the florida house, it would pass with bipartisan support. fortunately, speaker mccarthy is unwilling to do that. i also fully support comprehensive immigration reform. congresswoman, ron desantis is set to go into effect on july 1st. this is no doubt about it, an anti immigration law that will bar undocumented i
both california democrats and congresswoman judy chu, is a member of the house ways and means committee. it s great to have both of you with us. congresswoman, i d like to start with you. what do you make of this desperate from republicans to deflect and use whataboutism to just diminish the problems of donald trump? the republicans are just hiding behind a talking point. you know, i just read the indictments and after you read it, you cannot come away except with the conclusion that trump was deliberately holding hundreds of classified documents and impeded efforts by the government repeatedly, and also obstructed the fbi by ordering an aide to conceal them. and these were materials that related to american nuclear weapons, defense capabilities of the u.s. and our relations
actually, i just went to a dream act bill press conference for a bill that was just introduced. i m also just about to introduce my reuniting families act bill, which will address the 4 million people backlog in and there s 1.5 visa backlog and for employment visas. so there are things that we can do to fix this problem, and we can move this country forward, if we are able to bring these people in. let s hope we can do that in a safe and secure manner for everyone. congressman lieu, congresswoman chu, thank you very much to the both of you for joining us this evening. i really appreciate your time and your insights, as always. stick around, the second hour of a mint begins after a quick break. don t go anywhere. go anywhere. get help with j.p morgan personal advisors. hey, david! ready to get started?