And i want to thank everyone for coming today. My name is jamie horwitz, member of the National Press club and the newsmaker committee. On behalf of the club and committee, i want to thank you for joining us for this very special newsmaker, an unprecedented newsmaker. We will hear from two federal Immigration Judges this morning. Before i introduce our guest, i want to take care of a little housekeeping. We have usual rules. For this particular newsmaker we have unusual rules. To questions each. Members of the press club and any credentialed journalists may ask questions. You identify yourself and any News Organization and will recognize you if you have a question. I shouldrules say that our guests, although both are federal judges, they are here in the capacity as leaders of the National Association of Immigration Judges, affiliate of the National Federation of affiliates and technical engineers, the union that represents not just Immigration Judges but other judges like administrativ
Recently released love letters. Find our Television Schedule at cspan. Org. Let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. The immigration courts. Colleague call for the courts to have more independence from the Justice Department dealing with the influx of unaccompanied children. The National Press club hosted this event. I want to thank everyone for coming today. My name is jamie horwitz, member of the National Press club and the newsmaker committee. On behalf of the club and committee, i want to thank you for joining us for this very special newsmaker, an unprecedented newsmaker. We will hear from two federal Immigration Judges this morning. Before i introduce our guest, i want to take care of a little housekeeping. We have usual rules. For this particular newsmaker we have unusual rules. The usual are to questions each. Members of the press club and any credentialed journalists may ask questions. We ask that you identify yourself and any News Organization and will
Even if they get a compromise out of this, and everyone certainly hopes they will, the enormity of the problems that have to be tackled within the government, it seems impossible when you have a leader whose mandate is going to be incredibly weak. If you have a clear leader, they are not going to emerge with a strong mandate. Inside that government problems , need to be fixed, and the level of corruption kleptocracy is the word political scientists would use. I think it is completely accurate. Where members of the government their families are involved in Business Enterprises and the enterprises thrive because they have protection from their family and the government. People will also say that their people often say every country has corruption. Zero corruption is a fantasy. It doesnt exist. I grew up outside new york city and the people who picked up my garbage were not picking up with open contracts, but the garbage got picked up, the cost to taxpayers was not that great, and when th
Gerson Joseph, 40, said he was unknowingly on the deportation flight from Louisiana to Miami to Haiti last week, and has been stuck in his native country ever since.