your standard of living over the past decade. as it become harder to maintain? here s how we re going to break down the lines. i want to show you a recent pew research poll. that is our question for all of you today. adding an idea of your standard of living over the past decade. has it been harder to maintain? take a look at who the middle class blames for the economic woes. makes in new orleans, he under 25,000. joe, what to do and describe your standard of living. caller: i make under 26,000. i think it is just the rich. the people of the united states don t want to pay anymore. they want to drive around in cadillac trucks and porsches and they don t want to see anybody else driving these things. labor,ing in mexican their fathers or grandfathers fought in wars for this country. they don t want to pay people when i m doing labor, i also have to do skill work and i m not kidding paid for. host: joe, what of your wages been like? caller: they have been horrible. i m down to
congressional officials? well, it seems like the stars are aligning for immigration reform. something significant to happen in this session. no legislation yet, of course, but there is a lot of conversations that are happening. i spoke this week with south bay democrat who s on a subcommittee taking up this issue as part of the judiciary committee. i asked her what s happening and how likely is it that we re going to get something done on immigration reform? here s what she had to say. there s got to be some way for the 11 million people who are here without their papers to somehow get right with the law. right now, i mean, if you commit an offense other than immigration, you can, you know, pay a penalty and move on with you life. not so with immigration. right now, for example, we have 2 million migrant farm workers about in the united states. 70% to 80% of them are here without their papers. we have 5,000 permanent residence visas for people without a college diploma. w
congressional officials? well, it seems like the stars are aligning for immigration reform. something significant to happen in this session. no legislation yet, of course, but there is a lot of conversations that are happening. i spoke this week with south bay democrat who s on a subcommittee taking up this issue as part of the judiciary committee. i asked her what s happening and how likely is it that we re going to get something done on immigration reform? here s what she had to say. there s got to be some way for the 11 million people who are here without their papers to somehow get right with the law. right now, i mean, if you commit an offense other than immigration, you can, you know, pay a penalty and move on with you life. not so with immigration. right now, for example, we have 2 million migrant farm workers about in the united states. 70% to 80% of them are here without their papers. we have 5,000 permanent residence visas for people without a college diploma. w
congressional officials? well, it seems like the stars are aligning for immigration reform. something significant to happen in this session. no legislation yet, of course, but there is a lot of conversations that are happening. i spoke this week with south bay democrat who s on a subcommittee taking up this issue as part of the judiciary committee. i asked her what s happening and how likely is it that we re going to get something done on immigration reform? here s what she had to say. there s got to be some way for the 11 million people who are here without their papers to somehow get right with the law. right now, i mean, if you commit an offense other than immigration, you can, you know, pay a penalty and move on with you life. not so with immigration. right now, for example, we have 2 million migrant farm workers about in the united states. 70% to 80% of them are here without their papers. we have 5,000 permanent residence visas for people without a college diploma. w
career, not only here in congress but in the california legislature. i was privileged to work with joe on many, many issues, and he has been a consistent voice, both in the california legislature and now here in congress, for protecting low-income families from unfair predatory and credit practices. he has used his seat on the house agricultural committee and house financial services committee to help the most vulnerable americans. he has consistently played a role in raising funding levels for food stamps and nutrition programs to feed over 44 million hungry americans. he was a powerful voice against anti-immigrant laws and built bridges on the history of our nation. we will miss his principal leadership and his passion for serving as a voice for the voiceless in congress. and my fellow congressional black caucus member, laura richardson, she has many accomplishments during her brief time. she has worked hard to improve our nation s infrastructure and been advocate for inclu