But across this country you have been incubators of innovation, pioneers of fairness and opportunity. And you continue to do that. So take my hat off to you because you are doing so much and you have so many tools. I hope youll continue to use them. Because you know what . We do have a lot of Unfinished Business. We have made so much progress in areas of education. One statistic that people dont know is that the latino dropout rate over the last 10 years has declined 50 . Thats a remarkable statistic that we can all point to [applause] as a matter of pride. And that is because there has been a concerted effort. We are all in this together. Local governments, local leaders, local businesses recognizing that this is an economic imperative. Its a moral imperative. Its a civil rights imperative. And youve been working hard and we continue to work. And that is a 10 year effort under republican and democratic administrations. This is not a partisan issue, reducing dropout rates, increasing g
The former bush administration, a baroque gonzales, alberto says that the stance on immigration could cost them in the elections. He was on a panel. This is 40 minutes. Senator, thank you for the introduction. It is a pleasure for me to be here to meet so many people. You know, i had the experience today. I used to work for npr. Me andwould come up to say that it is nice to put a face to a voice. I would say, i did not know what you look like either all stop i had an experience of a woman coming up to me and saying that it is great to finally put a body with a face. I have never had that before. I can only think, i hope she liked the body. You know what i mean . Anyways, before i introduce the guests, thank you to wells fargo. They sponsored this meeting and the session. I want to thank all of you following the live stream. I have one more thank you to everyone who is using the conference hashtag. It is trending and people are using it. Now, the main event. With us is dolores, alberto,
Enforcement. We need federal, state, and local laws. Laws are only as good as the political will of those enforcing them. At any given time, the will to enforce may not be there. That is why you need to continue the efforts to put in place those protections at a state and local level. You are the drum majors for justice. I firmly believe that the moral arc of our nation and universe bends towards those who expand opportunity and not those who restricted. Restrict it. Those who Restricted Health care in the 1960s, they were right when we passed medicare and there was a caffeinated caca phony. Those who opposed the Civil Rights Act or on the wrong side of history. Those who opposed the Voting Rights act were on the wrong side of history. The affordablee care act will be proven to be on the wrong side of history. Those who are expanding Voting Rights and opportunity, you are on the right side of history. You, mama where were moments. Nieces andook my nephews in the eye and say that i was
Anniversary on the steps of the lincoln memorial, id been in this job for about a month, and i remember those days. And he said for the men and women who gathered 50 years ago whether not in search of some abstract ideal. They were there seeking jobs as well as justice, not just the absence of oppression, but the presence of economic opportunity. And the passage of the Civil Rights Act less than a year later was truly historic triumph. And as somebody who has had the privilege of enforcing that law, i took it as a solemn obligation because i am acutely aware of the number of people who made the ultimate sacrifice to insure passage of that law. And so, you know, its really time today to make sure that we note our progress but also discuss the Unfinished Business. And, indeed, you know, tremendous progress has been made. And i think some of the best examples are Kamala Harris as one of our speakers. Another example, senator padilla himself. Its a remarkable nation that allows the son of
Intentions. Britain royal family welcomes irelands president for a historic visit. And were in afghanistan where two president ial hopefuls think theyve each secured victory in saturdays votes. Hello. The u. S. Secretary of state says iran breakout period, the time it would take to produce the material for a Nuclear Weapon, is two months. John kerry made his comments when a Senate Committee asked him whether negotiators were aiming for a six to 12month breakout period. I think its fair to say that i think its Public Knowledge today that were operating with a time period for a socalled breakout of about two months. Thats been in the public domain. So six months to 12 months is im not saying that thats what wed settle for, but even that is significantly more. Remember, breakout means that they make a decision to race, to sort of move out of regime put in place and overtly move to enrich sufficiently to create enough material for one weapon. Thats what breakout means. It doesnt mean theyv