that s the moment i would like to start with you on. he used the word humane, in terms of the way we should allow people to stay in this country if they have been the example he gave, if you have been here 25 years, if you belong to a church, how are we, the party of family values, in his words, going to separate these people from this country in and it harkened back to rick perry in a fox debate early on, where he said people who would push them away, send them away, had no heart. you got a lot of heat for that. he did. of course, newt gingrich did not say anything like that. about the immigration hawks tonight. he talked about being humane to what would presumably be a small subset of people who came here illegally who have been here quite a long time, with ties to communities, contributing members of society and belong to churches and who have families. that was, it seems to me, that might limit any damage that
have we have escalating violence in the area that turned mexico, basically into a war zone. bill: over the weekend we found out a mayor was murdered in the a city across the texas border and james rosen in washington, good morning, james. reporter: bill, good morning, the army national guard units deploying to arizona this week are a fraction of the ultimate number committed by the obama administration to the mexican border, a small fraction still of the number arizona governor jan brewer says her state needs and initial contingent of 30 guard members will deploy this week and will be armed for self-defense, but, spokesmen for the national guard say they will not serve in a law enforcement capacity. rather they have been trained in surveillance techniques. to serve as an extra pair of eyes and ears along the volatile border with mexico and if they spot illegals or drug trafficking they will call in customs and border protection and the president and his homeland security secretary ja
need an anti-immigration law? we re for immigration. we re against illegal aliens bringing in guns, gangs, crime and a byrd than will grow for years if we don t do something in our town. reporter: yep, it s the identical argument used by anti-illegal immigration hawks around the country even know police dispute that crime here is on the rise. like many american cities, their hispanic population has risen significantly from 200 to about 2,000 now. the population has surged with a promise of a steady job at the area s meat-packing plants. the city has a low unemployment rate but according to supporters one of the primary arguments is that illegal immigrants are taking away jobs from the american citizens. you re not going to see any
like fremont need an anti-immigration law? we re for immigration. we re just against illegal aliens coming in bringing drugs, gangs, crime and economic byrd than will grow for years if we don t do something in our town. reporter: yep. it s the identical argument used by anti-illegal immigration hawks around the country even though police dispute that crime here is on the rise, but like many american cities, fremont s hispanic population has risen from 300 in 1990 to 2,000 now. their hispanic population has surged with the promise of a steady job at the area s meat packing plants. they have a low unemployment rate but the primary reason for the measure is they are taking away jobs from american citizens. nothing makes this woman s blood boil more. you re not going to see any
elementary school teacher led an effort to put a measure on the town ballot that bans hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants. it passed last month by a decisive 57% of the vote. why does a city like freemont smack in the middle of the country need an antiimmigration law? we are for immigration. we re just against illegal aliens coming in bringing drugs, gangs, crime, and an economic burden that is going to grow for years if we don t do something in our town. reporter: yep, the identical argument used by anti-illegal immigration hawks around the country even though police dispute the crime here is on the rise. but like many american cities, freemont s hispanic population has risen significantly from an estimated 200 in 1990 to about 2,000 now. freemont s hispanic population has surged in recent years with the promise of a steady job at the area s meat packing plants. the city has a low unemployment