matter how many incentives you re throwing at me. do you think that the democrats, president more to the point, went too far and should slow it down? no, i don t the when poor people complain about low rages for 40 years, no win continues. when rich people complain with high wages for a few months it ends up on the news and i think the best they think for mom and pop shops in this country is to have a working and middle class america that has the disposable income to spend on them and really, i don t think there s much of a shortage of workers right now. i think there s a shortage of employers who are willing to pay them a living wage and we should be excited that after nearly 40 years. neil: a big player like mcdonald s can tend to bite the bullet and try to pay the higher wage, it s not getting any response by the way, but tough for the mom and popcorn you just the pop concern you were
neil: right. many of those folks are families with small children so that s an argument. there is a process to be followed by seeking asylum and whether you are a cuban or whether you re from a northern triangle country, the process, the problem we have on the southern border is president biden has revoked the policy that president trump put in place that said if you claim asylum, you have to remain in mexico until it s adjudicated and that s common sense. and president biden suspended president trump s policies and we are going to see perhaps a record level of illegal crossings in the country for the month of june, it was the highest number in 21 is years. you know, while i have you, on that subject, senator, the president has promised that the justice department will appeal what he calls a deeply disappointing ruling by federal
right now. everybody s seeing what s happening across this country when you handcuff the police and you tell them don t this this, don t do that, if you do do this we re not going to indemnify you even if you re right. this is what s happening so they have to take a step back and get to good old-fashioned policing. they need to get the guns off the streets and deblasio s way of doing it is know the right way. we need to get the street crime out there and get the guns off the street and when the guns are off the street and the people using these guns are arrested that they stay in jail. this guy in times square, 16 years old, he is out on a gun charge already and able to do the same thing. what does it tell you about new york. neil: and we were mentioning before, adams, the front runner, may be the next mayor, and he has to thread the
may end up seeing some folks get arrested now over civil disowe beadence. all of this is meant to elevate partisan victory. they are part of the group that launched the moral monday march over several states several years okay and they are doing what reverend barber is doing what they keep the pressure on senator manchin to pass progressive priorities even doing what he said he s not going to do which is getting rid of the filibuster. i re-mined her that manchin said he s not going to get rid of the filibuster and she said to me that s why we re here. this is a group that s continuing to have sustained pressure campaigns from a grass roots perspective on that and senators like senator sinema are also on their radar. i ll see several more players like these or in the country and
that the schools have to keep their hands off. if you have a real situation where a student is making a threat to a student or to a teacher, that might be a different matter. but in general, students commentary on school programs on the school itself and on their classes is going to be protected free speech. tom goldstein, appreciate you as always. there s more breaking news, nbc news has confirmed that vice president kamala harris is planning to visit the southern border this week. harris is expected to travel to el paso on friday, according to a source familiar. politico was first to report on the trip. it comes as harris is facing increasing pressure to travel there and see the conditions for herself as the diplomatic liaison to the northern triangle country. now to a nbc news exclusive, second gentleman doug emhoff spoke to peter alexander. take a look.