the legitimate democratic citizenship of the united states? that s absurd. and you re getting to the point where you re you have to look these gang of eight senators in the eye and say, do you believe we re a nation of immigrants or not? do you believe immigration enriches our economy and pat ramone or not? are you trying to get in time magazine, like chuck schumer, this week is the master deal-maker. do you sell out the public policy interest to the country? the real practical question, we have been talking about immigration reform now for so long. we have seen it die in congress before. we watched it die six or seven years ago. roberto, to hear you talk about all the imperfections of this bill, they are glaring, absolutely. i mean, we call these things compromise. part of compromise, there are awful things that get in these bills. i wonder at this point, is it something you would say, sink this bill over, for instance, the not the cornyn amendment
0 leading to some division among democrats about how far to go to amend the bill to attract even more votes from the gop. democrat chuck schumer has repeatedly said he hopes to get 70 votes in the senate for passage in the house but that would require a significant number of republican votes and, therefore, significant changes to the legislation. i ve heard some who say we should not change consider any further changes to the bill. dare the other side to volt against it. i reject that approach. schumer s approach contrasts sharply by the strategy preferred by many leading democrats who think clearing the 60-vote threshold to defeat a filibuster is the best way forward. on tuesday illinois senator dick durbin told politico i want to get as many volts as we can but not at the expense of the basic agreement. when some of my friends announce 70 votes they create an incentive for republicans to dream up things they neeither the senate with 64 votes, 67, 70, that s sort of a talking po
immigrants waited in lines as long as a mile yesterday to apply to temporarily remain and work in the united states legally. these are young people who study in our schools, play in our neighborhoods, friends with our kids from a pledge allegiance to our flag. they are americans in their hearts and minds, and every single way but one on paper. arizona governor jan brewer has issued an executive order barring immigrants are granted a reprieve from receiving public benefits or getting a driver s license. we will speak with journalist roberto lovato the mexican poet javier sicilia whose son was is launching aar b caravan against drug policy. ourselvesere to tell in them we will not turn this pain and our soul and body in more violence, but help to restore love, peace, justice, dignity, and the sputtering democracy we are losing. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. the government of ecuador
immigrants waited in lines as long as a mile yesterday to apply to temporarily remain and work in the united states legally. these are young people who study in our schools, play in our neighborhoods, friends with our kids from a pledge allegiance to our flag. they are americans in their hearts and minds, and every single way but one on paper. arizona governor jan brewer has issued an executive order barring immigrants are granted a reprieve from receiving public benefits or getting a driver s license. we will speak with journalist roberto lovato the mexican poet javier sicilia whose son was is launching aar b caravan against drug policy. ourselvesere to tell in them we will not turn this pain and our soul and body in more violence, but help to restore love, peace, justice, dignity, and the sputtering democracy we are losing. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. the government of ecuador
assange anyway. we will speak with john and assange s lawyer michael ratner and get a report from outside the embassy in london. thousands of young, undocumented immigrants waited in lines as long as a mile yesterday to apply to temporarily remain and work in the united states legally. these are young people who study in our schools, play in our neighborhoods, friends with our kids from a pledge allegiance to our flag. they are americans in their hearts and minds, and every single way but one on paper. arizona governor jan brewer has issued an executive order barring immigrants are granted a reprieve from receiving public benefits or getting a driver s license. we will speak with journalist roberto lovato the mexican poet javier sicilia whose son was is launching aar b caravan against drug policy. ourselvesere to tell in them we will not turn this pain and our soul and body in more violence, but help to restore love, peace, justice, dignity, and the sputtering democracy