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Thank you all for joining us this morning. Let me think my cohost let me anaheim,cohost from from providence this is a threeperson show that we have done for a couple of years. I won to welcome you on behalf of the Latino Alliance. And also you will hear from these gentlemen who have done an extraordinary job leading our immigration platform at the u. S. Conference of mayors. I want to thank each of the mayors and staff here for really showing that immigration and issues of importance to the latino community, larger than just immigration because we care about education and Economic Development and other issues in your cities where there are large populations of latinos that there is a great bipartisan consensus on an agenda to move forward. Some ofbe talking about our defensive measures today but i wanted to say that it is important for all of us to stay proactive and make sure that while we are doing what is right , doing what works, and doing what will help this nation move forward o
U. S. Conference of mayors. We are so excited that everybody is here. Thank you all for joining us this morning. Let me thank my cohosts from anaheim and from providence. This is a threeperson show that we have done for a couple of years. I want to welcome you on behalf of the latino alliance. And also you will hear from these gentlemen who have done an extraordinary job leading our immigration platform at the u. S. Conference of mayors. I want to thank each of the mayors and staff here for really showing that immigration and issues of importance to the latino community, larger than just immigration because we care about education and Economic Development and other things, that in your cities where there are large populations of latinos , that there is a great bipartisan consensus on an agenda to move forward. We will be talking about some of our defensive measures today, but i wanted to say that it is important for all of us to stay proactive and make sure that while we are doing what
Sunday night on q and a, irish journalist correspondent talks about covering President Trump and his supporters for the irish media during and after the election season. Her book, in america. Drain the swamp is incredibly evocative. Notion playing on the that the seas built on a swamp. By draining it, taking away the horrible people and replacing them with better people. Whether voters believed him and not, they were prepared to take a chance. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q and a. Announcer mayors from across the u. S. Are meeting in washington this week to talk about policy issues. One of the panels looked at possible federal immigration legislation, border security, and sanctuary cities. The mayors of los angeles, austin, and providence took part in the discussion hosted by the u. S. Conference of mayors. We are so excited that everybody is here. Thank you all for joining us this morning. Let me thank my cohosts from anaheim and from providence. This is a threeperson show t
Issues of importance to the latino community, larger than just immigration because we care about education and Economic Development and other things, that in your cities where there are large populations of latinos , that there is a great bipartisan consensus on an agenda to move forward. We will be talking about some of our defensive measures today, but i wanted to say that it is important for all of us to stay proactive and make sure that while we are doing what is right, doing what works, and doing what will help this nation move forward on immigration policy, that we not only point out the things that we think need to be fixed and solved by washington, but the ways that American Cities in particular are innovating in that space. The hundreds of thousands, indeed millions of residents in america who qualify for citizenship but have not filled out their forms. The ways we can reach out in moments of insecurity to make sure our streets are safe. To make sure that our Small Businesses