States right now doesn t reflect our values. that s one of the reasons i acted to lift the shadow of deportation from what we call the dreamers. young people brought to the united states as children. and that s why i m working with our congress it pass common-sense immigration reform this year. and i am optimistic that after years of trying, we are going to get it done this year. i m absolutely convinced of it. joining me for our daily fix, jose diaz balard of telemundo and latin council on foreign relations. how did the trip go so far? this is the big trip, you ve got a new mexican president, a lot of issues, immigration, guns. and the economic ties between our two countries. good afternoon, andrea, the trip went extremely well this is the fourth visit by president obama, the fourth time since his re-election. the first time here in mexico he
The united states is dripped in the blood of innocent people here in mexico and in other latin american countries. because of that demand. and it was very important that the president mention that today. because it all goes hand in hand. the economy, immigration, and drugs and arms. 80% plus of the weapons that are caught in this country come from the united states and they re used in horrendous acts of violence. so the relationship between the united states and mexico? yeah, it s economic and it has a lot to do with immigration. but there s also responsibilities that need to be outlined and need to be dealt with. thank you for that. jose diaz-balart and shannon o malley from new york. southern california, what a disaster, fire crews fighting wildfires covering 15 miles of land. winds are a major problem for firefighters trying to protect homes in the ventura county and
Has been undergoing constant revision since 9/11 when it was discovered that some of the hijackers who came here to attend flight school or dropped out or never even showed up. the government began to get better tracking of students, when they come here on a student visa, are they in school? are they staying in school to maintain the validity of their visas? now they re trying to make that information almost real-time to the border patrol officers. because one of the friends of dzhokhar, when he came back into the country in the interim, while he had been gone, he had stopped attending classes, his visa was no longer valid. but he was admitted nonetheless and that s what they re trying now to tighten up even further, andrea. pete williams, thanks very much. president obama today about to leave mexico for costa rica. the second leg of his latin american trip. he promised a university audience in mexico city, he s going to fight for immigration reform. we also know that as nation o
Pictures of the president about to leave mexico city for costa rica. jose you re going to be interviewing the president in costa rica, and we re going to see that on telemundo on monday, i believe. i wanted to play a little bit of what the president is saying to the students about guns, this has been a constant irritant for the mexicans about the guns coming across the border. let s watch. we also recognize that most of the guns used to commit violence here in mexico come from the united states. in america, our constitution guarantees our individual right to bear arms, as president, i swore an oath to uphold that right and i always will. but at the same time, as i ve said in the united states, i will continue to do everything in my power to pass common-sense reforms that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people. shannon o neill, the president can say that in mexico city, but so far, he has, as we know, not been able to even get the background checks bill through
Mexico now, but, the police have not formally charged him with murder. bill: they are accused of attacking the u.s. navy and now 11 suspected pirates are about to find out what the american justice system is all about. those men expected in a virginia courtroom any time now. they had been held for weeks on board the ships off the coast of africa whereas we reported before piracy runs rampant, brian wilson is reporting on that and pirates arraigned on u.s. soil, what is happening. reporter: the u.s. government decided to prosecute and in fact indicted 11 pirates captured off the coast of somalia, appearing in court, in norfolk, virginia, we may have live pictures to show you of the courthouse there. this is in norfolk after being held on ships for weeks and the charges include piracy, attack to mrunplunder a vessel, using