Owned it for a long time, so i hope this doesnt become the katrina moment for president obama. Neil well, that was then, Henry Cuellar back with us. Congressman, are you still worried . Of course, i looked at the numbers for this last month, just in the 200 mile border, about 25,000 people that got detained just in the lower rio grande. Out of that, 4,000 unaccompanied kids and 4,000 kids that came in with parents, so therefore, if people think 25,000 people per month is not a problem, i think it is, in my opinion. Neil as you know, congressman, the president has put off a decision on potentially waiving off deportations for potentially millions of illegals until after the midterm elections. He didnt say he wasnt going to do it but he would consider it in the midterm election. Did he delay . Is it going to happen anyway . What . If he talks about executive action, i kind of expected it to be delayed until after the election, but what was surprising is he would do it at the end of the summer, and then the day, 24 hours before he actually, before actually did put the delay, he was in europe and said im going to do this very soon. 24 hours he switches over to were going to wait until after the election. I expected the delay. I didnt expect him to lead this group, that he was going to be doing this right away. Neil someone could say its bad politics or compromise seats in the house and maybe give republicans the senate. Do you think that entered into this . Without a doubt. He said in a statement that politics and the political season had something to do with that. And again, i expected the delay, i just didnt expect them to say im going to keep doing it and do it. And especially 24 hours before he makes that decision of delay that after 24 hours, he says im going to do this very soon. Something happened within the 24hours. How do you feel about the fact he will do this . And that is, grant executive order, that grant amnesty to potentially millions of illegals. Do it later than thought . Im a believer in sensible Immigration Reform. I Wish Congress would do the Immigration Reform just like Ronald Reagan and the democrats did in 1986. The president has the right to use executive power, but it depends what the contours are. I dont know how far hes going to go on that. And wait and see what he does within the contours. Do you believe it will involve better border enforcement or a way to compensate texans for the money theyre doling out for 3,000 National Guardsmen at their border. Certainly, i want to make sure there is reimbursement for the state of texas and the border community. Especially for the border communities who are very poor communities, actually in the legislation, we did pass about a month ago, i did add a provision to do the reimbursement. Im hoping that on the cr, we can add the reimbursement at that time. Neil where do you think the president stands with latinos right now . This has been a very galvanizing issue. Depending who you talk, to angered some and angered republicans or now this delay angers the president. Where do you think it stands . Certainly at this moment, theyre all out of latino hispanic groups are not happy with him. He led them on that he was going to do something immediately or at the end of the summer. When you lead somebody that youre going to do something at a particular time and you dont, without giving advanced notice. To the hispanic congressional caucus, there was no advance notice. We had to hear from the press, so i know at this moment theres a lot of immigrant groups that are not happy with the president. Neil how do you feel . Well, you know, i personally feel he should not have led anybody on. Hes going to do something. If you are not going to do it, just be honest with folks and say im not going to do it. Youre making way too much sense, congressman. Always good seeing you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Neil one thing to go slow on immigration, democrats are hoping the president does not go slow on isis. 9 00 p. M. Tomorrow, when he addresses the nation from the white house, ill be hosting our special coverage after a live version of this show at 8 00 p. M. Two hours where we take you through what could be the most important Foreign Policy crisis to face this country since 9 11. Meanwhile, how do you stop wellfunded terrorists like isis . Maybe hit them in the wallet and maybe hit them hard . How you do that . After this. Dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future. You. Thank you for being my hero and my dad. Military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa Auto Insurance could be one of them. If youre a current or former military member or their family, get an Auto Insurance quote and see why 92 of our members plan to stay for life. Neardont have enoughople food to survive. We cant let this happen. There is something we can do about it. Please join Christina Aguilera and yum brands in a movement to fight world hunger by supporting the United Nations world food program. To donate, go to hungertohope. Com or make a text donation right now. Your contribution will feed children and save lives. Together, we can stop the dying and start the living. And together, we can move people from hunger to hope. An Unprecedented Program arting busithat partners businesses with universities across the state. For better access to talent, cutting edge research, and state of the art facilities. And you pay no taxes for ten years. From biotech in brooklyn, to next gen energy in binghamton, to manufacturing in buffalo. Startupny has new businesses popping up across the state. See how startupny can help your business grow at startup. Ny. Gov. Neil all right, well, the strategy will be outlined tomorrow. The president is expected to address the nation, and spell out how he plans to stop isis. Ill be hosting live coverage on this network before he addresses the nation, after a live version of our show, up to that moment. In the meantime, heres one way to stop isis, stop all the money flowing to isis, how the Treasury Department is targeting that cash flow. Neil, targeting isis involves confronting funding. The Terror Organization is well financed as it controls a sizable area in iraq and syria. Profiting from extortion, hostage takeings and donations and black market sales. Northern syria and oil fields yielding 2090 a barrel and estimated 1 Million Dollars on the black market just from that region. The Treasury Department is largely responsible for targeting and stopping the flow of illicit money to the terror group. Tracking funds into syria especially from the persian gulf, theyve sanctioned extremist leaders and terrorist organizations, though its unclear how well financed isis is and how effective the u. S. Measures are in cutting off funding. One analyst says the u. S. Faces significant challenges in this task. A senior fellow at the foundation for defensive democracy says, quote, the biggest problem that the we know that they are, what theyre doing is financing terrorism. Neil how do you seek them out . They do this in the underground market and all that. They do. This is why we have e, who is this oil . If its qatar or turkey, if you continue to do this, the United States is no longer going to be your business partner. Were going to cut you out of economic picture and punish you financially. They need the energy, are we conditioned to say by the way, qatar and so forth, kuwait, we have a solution for you. The funny thing about tomorrow night, is there a plan here . Do we have a plan to go after these guys . To date there is little as far as a plan recognized by the government how to do this. Neil even if you were to choke future funding, jonas, to adriannas point, the real trouble is addressing the money they already have . We have enough trouble bankrupting regimes, in a bitcoin economy, its its not a bitcoin economy yet. Tracking money gets harder every year. Neil you dont think we could financially cut them off. There is two ways of going bankrupt. Cutting off someones supply of selling opium and sellingoit and the money they earn like the soviet union. Perhaps the expensive situation with other countries could bankrupt them. Neil how so . We know terror can be a cheap thing to do . We have to shift it to expensive conflict that we can afford or other countries that can afford. Neil they did a lot of damage to al qaeda for half a Million Dollars. They dont need a lot of money. He mentioned other countries. Scary thought. They think about 2550 of the isis fighters are foreign people, as far as british, europeans, want to talk about selffunding . Theres money coming in all ways. Rich countries. Neil effective countries so theyre there. Theyre there and getting money from the respective countries. First of all, this is why president obama should have acted years ago, hes had intelligence for a very long time about isis, the surge and the threat. Neil back then they were the jv team, acknowledged mistakes now. Its water under the terror bridge. The point is well taken. Too late for that. What to we do now is. Got to do something, i dont want to hurt people on the ground, the innocent civilians in qatar or turkey. In america, our interests come first. Neil arent they hoping that kind of response does hurt innocence and claim this is what the Great Western satan powers do, they kill you . Right, political impact but what is the impact to us doing nothing. We cant allow them to make millions each year, al qaeda hit us on 9 11 with under half a Million Dollars. We have to cut off their funding. If we find out countries are buying this oil on the black market. If they dont put a stop to it, we could say were not going to fly any more planes. Were cutting off terrorism. Twitter, live leak, all these internet sites to recruit, neil. This is 21st century terrorism, where theyre getting in peoples heads through social media and we cant catch up. There are thousands more. Its like whackamole. Thousands more. Neil certainly much more internet savvy than we give them credit for, and any terrorist group prior. Jonas does, he address that tomorrow night or talk in vague terms we and our allies are taking concerted action to deal with this blah, blah, blah. Its not going to be easy, can you see both sides, if you restrict them too much, you dont want to be the primary adversary from a recruiting point of view. Neil in other words, they were almost begging that response. They want us to overdo it. Look, we need your help to fight this evil empire against america. Neil every time you say evil or satan, the gesture is towards me. You are sitting across from me. Neil we will be covering the president s address live 9 00 p. M. Tomorrow, 8 00 p. M. , previewing whats at stake economically with the president and get all the same stripes on the same page, were not there yet. The president is saying isis is not a direct threat to america, why is isis tweeting next target in america. If you thought the protests were tough for the minimum wage, wait until you hear ralph nader on the minimum wage. Patented Sonic Technology with up to 27 more brush movements get healthier gums in two weeks guaranteed. Philips sonicare discover the brush thats perfect for you. When folks think about wthey think salmon and energy. But the energy bp produces up here creates Something Else as well jobs all over america. Engineering and innovation jobs. Advanced Safety Systems technology. Shipping and manufacturing. Across the United States, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. When we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. Thats not a coincidence. Its one more part of our commitment to america. Welllllllll, not when your travel rewards card makes it so hard to get a seat using your miles. Thats their game. The flights you want are blacked out. Or they ask for some ridiculous number of miles. Honestly, its time to switch to the venture card from capital one. With venture, use your miles on any airline, any flight, any time. No blackout dates. And with every purchase, youll earn unlimited double miles. From now on, no ones taking your seat away. Whats in your wallet . Neil well, as you know, the white house pushing Immigration Reform until after the election. Ralph nader says these angry democrats for similar punting politics over the minimum wage. Theres more going back and forth. And thats what both sides in washington have been busy doing, pronto. Ralph, not happy, why not . 70, 80 of the American People want to restore the minimum wage to what it was in 1968, adjusted for inflation. Neil wait, a higher minimum wage, i havent heard them say those numbers that they want them back to the 1968 adjusted for inflation level. Maybe you hang out with smarter people than i do . They want people to be paid less than 1968. Neil theyre open to a higher minimum wage. The difference is whether its 10 or 15 . The democrats have a bill, 10. 10 an hour spread over three years, and the big support in the country, even mitt romney, Rick Santorum and others said its time to do it, and why do i think the democrats are not serious . Because if they were, they would focus on the discharge petition in the house to buy the obstruction of House Speaker john boehner. He doesnt want it to go to the floor in the house. And thats 10. 10, hr1010. If theres 195 members of the house who have signed on, neil, all they need is 23 more to get it to the house. Neil why do you think theyre doing it, ralph . A lot of people are open to a higher minimum wage, but its not happy. And i have a crackpot theory its a great galvanizing issue for democrats, and liberals who want it significantly higher, and this way keep the protests going, and can you keep jawboning this without making any progress on this. I think you may be right. They may be using it. Neil really . I just made that up. Im glad to know im right. Heres the point, mr. Obama and mr. Biden have spoken about it. Thats what practical legislation is all about. Looks like they just want to beat up on the republicans and not get it through the congress to alleviate the hardpressed workers who need a better wage. And thats why we have the website, give 1010 a vote. Org, you will see which members from your Congressional District have signed on, and which havent. Neil ralph, i think its a great idea. And i tell people whether you like it or not, put it up for a vote have, at it. Heres an issue that has come up on the minimum wage issue, though, and whether its going to be the 1010 thing or whatever, it will benefit a small slice of the workers pie, and that maybe the 2 who benefits, it wont move the needle, so whats ralph nader making such a big deal about it, you say what . I say 30 million workers will get a pay raise of Different Levels between the present federal minimum wage of 7. 25 and 10. 10. Neil how many do you think benefit . If were told 2 million americans are paid at minimum wage and more than half are college or high school kids. How is that going to benefit millions more. Automatically the wages go up . No, no, people are making 8, 8. 50, 9. Anyone between the 7. 25 and 10. 10 will be benefit. 84 of the people who benefit from the minimum wage increase are not teenagers, theyre not teenagers. Neil well, all right, i wish i had the numbers in front of me. Youre talking about the ones that just are getting 7. 25. Neil okay, yes, i am, sorry for not being clear. People want more detail. Go to time for a raise. Org. Neil i think there is some wisdom in this, whatever we do, if we go the route of increasing minimum wages. Depends what the level, is once we index it to inflation, whatever the level whether its cpi or whatever, and take it off the political hot potato list, we might be onto something and avoid the theatrics that we go through. What do you think of that . One way to stabilize it. Is it good enough at base which is equal to 1968. I dont think it is. Neil you say 68, others go to 82, others go to 85, others go 96. Establish a base. Neil, you know very well, you cant live on less than 20,000 a year if youre single. For heavens sake in washington neil was the goal it was going to be a permanent live only wage or that others would move up and get paid more in other jobs . It was designed to provide for a livelihood, it was not designed to be on the verge of pinionry. Neil youre choosing the year 68, take it to that, adjusted to inflation. Whatever we do going forward, we can quibble over the target year, i think there is wisdom whatever you do, take to inflation, avoid the soap opera we go through on this issue all the time and take it right off the front pages, you say what . Thats one way. Another way is twothirds of low income workers are hired by walmart, mcdonalds, Big Box Stores whose owners are making neil wait a minute, the guys running the franchises and employers are not making that per hour . Of course that, the bosses the head of walmart which doesnt have franchise, last year made 11,000 an hour plus benefits. That is not the authority neil do you apply the same law to workers at apple when the ceo takes north of 10 million and ships jobs overseas for the new iphones theyre making at better than 100 million at pennies on the dollar. Sa the chants tell you, the baseline figure is 15 an hour, that is going to come by demonstration and pressuring companies. Neil you mentioned walmart but you didnt mention apple. You didnt mention the cost disparity for apple and how much it ships overseas . Tell me about it. Im a lean critic of apple. They have 300,000 workers in china contracted through surf labor. Neil theyre making all the iphones, i guess youre not an iphone fan. Ralph, always a pleasure. Go for it, neil. Neil ralph nader, he does speak his mind. He is consistent. One thing toe know about it, quite another to see it. Next, the power of video and how this video changed everything. Something we saw for the first time today. All of us. And it changed things, of course. You know, it made thi