expeditious repatriation of these children. eric: why wouldn t the obama administration take actions we demand? because we believe that the administration is showing they really just don t care. what they re not realizing the catastrophe this is providing for all of the other children who are going to be trafficked into the united states, going through harm s way along the way. the way that crime is going to increase because of it. you know, eric, there was a report yesterday that during the obama administration, there have been 600,000 people who have come into the united states illegally, who have committed crimes since they have been here, and on top of that, there is an increase in the number of people coming from syria, afghanistan, and other nations that have ties to terrorism. eric: you talk about crime and ties to terrorism potentially. there is a report that there were 16 young ms-13 gang members who were at one processing center in arizona. there is also other reports an
doubled. so this can have a profound impact on unemployment. eric: why wouldn t the politicianses want to try to cut it? 39.2%. republicans want a 25% rate. do you have the companies like g.e. that legally get away with t. why not cut the rate to help the economy? on both sides of the aisle, there are proposals to cut the corporate tax rate. it s a question of how. and everybody agrees that the tax code is just gigantic and too complicated. it s a question of getting there. you know, we all know that in an election year, it s hard to actually get anything done. so i m not sure that we re going to see any actual change in that. you know, it does have an impact on on joblessness. when you talk about the bigger companies, they re the ones that can get those deductions.
george bush. how come that isn t happening now? li think we need more honesty when it comes to our political debates. democrats shouldn t be blaming president bush whether it is not his fawls fault for raising gas prices and the republicans shouldn t be doing the same on the flip side. the american people want an honest conversation about why am i standing at the pump and it s costing me $50 to fill up the car? they want the truth and saying that president obama can sign a piece of paper special lower gas prices to $2.50 is ridiculous! eric: gretchen, last word? this is a problem this is a problem that the president does need to do something about. he needs to address. it he needs to have the leadership to address it. republicans he is addressing it for the longest time, have not put forth a policy that they have committed to, stood by and implemented. the president should lod this. at the end of the day, what happened with george h.w. bush, it came down to the economy.
republican contests and mitt romney scoring a number of critical endorsems. he s statistical telling supporters he s well on his way to clinching the nomination. good morning, everyone. brand-new hour inside america s news headquarters. eric, good morning. eric: good morning, everybody. mr. romney, leading the delegate race so far, heading into a critical week of primaries on tuesday. but some party insiders this weekend continue to warn of a possible brokered convention, if they claim rivals rick santorum and newt gingrich continue to stay in the race. but both vowing they are not getting out, saying in effect, why should they? peter doocy live in washington with the latest. hi, peter. reporter: hi, eric. governor romney racked up a string of important endorsements. wednesday, senator marco rubio, thursday, former president george h.w. bush and then friday, paul ryan and today, one of the senator, ron johnson, gave his blessing.
estimated 9,000 that syrian civilians at the hand of the government thalt u.n. estimates and syrian s president insists that terrorists and not protesters are behind the unrest in the country. but secretary clinton warns that, quote, serious consequences if the killings don t end. there is a lot of progress being made in bringing the international community together. i think you will see in the communique today that there are constant steps being taken. and really honoring the memory and the sacrifices of those who have been fighting and dying for their freedom. eric: mrs. clinton was speaking at the international gathering in turkey. 83 nations, called the friends of syria, recognize the assad opposition is a legitimate representative of the people and they re creating a multi-million-dollar fund to help the syrian people.