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In a Fox News Latino exclusive, Juan Williams interviews Congressman Luis Gutierrez of Illinois (D).
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You have said that you find that Marco Rubio speaks at a two sides it is not there when he's speaking of Tea Party folks the way he speaks about immigrants.
-- -- Yes.
And at the same time what I have done is -- -- of I'll tell us what is he saying to the Tea Party well.
We when he when he speaks about.
Even when he was back to speak about self deportation.
Even he's -- all of this is amnesty.
That they should never be allowed to regular -- their status and legal Latin -- me he offered no opportunity.
You know what I think.
This is serious answer that question I think I've changed the little bit I've lifted.
I think he's changed quite he's beginning to challenge -- party and maybe if I challenge my party which I clearly have and my own present that.
I want nothing but success for Barack Obama it is not easy for me to talent to but I feel I need to.
To make this a better nation and -- the that's my first and foremost response to number one if he's changed his party to and I think.
I need to lower the rhetoric and the volume right and after the team begin to listen.
Because we have find some common -- Here's one thing that everyone will agree that you cannot pass immigration reform and that's that's bipartisan.
You could not that immigrants -- report one party can't do it.
Even with the Republican proposal from -- here's what I'm Italian most of the both were called from the Democratic Party but that's okay.
-- -- proposals that are like that.
The Arizona law that you so strongly -- you've been all over the country and opposition to this law is now on the Supreme Court.
All the early signs are the Supreme Court.
Is going to approve of this law -- use well.
Want you as a student of the civil rights movement.
And me as as one that learned quite a bit from.
In the -- it's gonna be the people who are now.
Going to finally make this right.
That is to say I remember.
In eighteen and the war.
And -- loophole in -- Illinois and I asked panics.
A deal with governor of Illinois 40% of.
-- -- -- with the governor of California was all of those who the governor why because it proposition 187.
Soul.
And what happened you went from a Republican governor and California republic in all of the major opposite.
Forget that eloquent it was a pretty Republicans they -- very democratic state.
And what happened -- tens of thousands of people said oh yeah Obama becomes citizen -- -- -- read that the oh yeah well.
I'm gonna -- org that's gonna happen aren't happy that -- it happen don't you think that President Obama has a chance to win Arizona 30% of the populations has been.
You know something.
It is has the potential.
Turning it in the -- because in this case unlike the deportations which we've talked about.
In this case what's gonna come first and foremost to the voters they're gonna say it.
Proposition.
Right.
1070.
Obama's against -- -- Justice Department and they are continuing.
And let it.
Mitt rotten he set.
That the Arizona.
Law should beat them all the nation that's -- -- -- -- when -- take that kind of extreme rhetoric on the part of Mitt -- -- -- defense that the president.
I do think that there is an opportunity to galvanized the community.
But moreover.
I think it helped the president and Colorado.
I think it helps the president in Arizona and I think it helps the president in Florida.
You can not look at Arizona law isolated in terms of the rejection of that law on behalf of the Latino community across.
Mitt Romney.
Are you disappointed in the rhetoric that he's been using.
He speaks about the Latino community in specific illegal immigrants.
You know -- Mitt Romney for years.
In prison and they.
Get -- He was four conferences -- war said he was for a pathway to legalization.
It seems as -- Mitt Romney has decided in order to capture the Republican nomination that he has to.
He -- to speak.
The real shrill voice -- the fender pulled the voices right in the Republican Party to the nativist voices I don't see how that's.
Bodes well for him in the general election so that.
Self deportation they'll just -- really even as we know the sentiment without of Arizona says.
I don't agree with that.
McCain will tell you I don't quite understand it and that makes that advocates and I don't believe you said what he did say that he says that.
The Arizona law on immigration should be the standard for the nation wait a minute.
You can't dream -- which -- all agree young people right that this country do well let me.
Join the military and giving them ability to legalize -- -- he's at it at war consulate that -- president veto it.
That's a pretty extreme opposite but you're working with Marco Rubio.
And you're saying you believe in rubio and here is the nominee saying he would -- He would he would beat oh yes he would he would veto it.
Point.
We need to fine.
Common voices.
Independent of political parties if we're going to deal with the issue of immigration.
So in the beginning.
There's some conspiracy out there and -- -- knee jerk reaction with the knee jerk reaction Washington DC -- it on their up to no good right.
What are they up to those Republicans that just reject that -- -- -- you know some responsibility greater responsibility.
Than to my political party the Democratic Party.
And that is to a community of people.
We really hungry.
And thirsty.
For some -- -- -- and fairness let me just finish up with a quick question right now polls indicate high sixties maybe 70% of Latino -- four.
President Obama I I believe that.
-- -- -- Because there is Sampson.
So it will lay up but we're given the deportations.
The record by President Obama the Democrat.
Could it be much as you describe your daughter that we'll see a Mitt Romney and potentially -- -- And this is why no do you believe that yes I -- I -- his own house -- do you think the.
But I know one way to reverse and that is for the president of the United States to say you know Marco Rubio your right we -- -- in the house.
We did get that -- by both in the senate.
You representative of the majority feeling I as president of the United States will embrace your proposal from an administrative point of your three I think I -- -- up the United States should go on to Miami.
And gathering up thousands of people -- -- will be Wednesday.
Garrett -- -- not important another one here's your work permit because I have the authority to do is go get a driver's license and -- the congress of the United States does what's right.
I'm not the important thing -- wanna -- and you say rubio would stand by Obama for that a lot of arguments and I'm.
Think that's what I think the president.
Should do right duels right now believe that the president should sign a DREAM Act -- watered down does not grant citizenship as it's being thought up by Marco Rubio.
I think the president -- If legislation.
Reaches the president's -- That stops the deportation and allows young.
Even though it doesn't grits and even though it doesn't initially grant citizenship -- don't do it that -- done it.
Here's.
How I path to citizenship.
My kids got citizenship.
-- safe one.
I don't fear the federal government I don't -- one day disappearing from my family's life for my children disappearing from my life my kids got.
All of the greatness of this nation who -- stand by and say it all out I gotta get -- them perfect.
Stop them from being deported he don't want.
Here's how I look at it every time they support one of those -- kids want I'm not getting them back you're not getting them back they're gone.
There's never going to be legislation later on is that all we made a mistake let's bring -- mob back every time I allow one of them to be deported.
We have lost them forever I need to save them to date.
Okay I'm there maybe not the best of conditions.
So that tomorrow.
We can embrace them -- All right congressman -- we terrace Illinois Democrat.
Thank you very much for coming into this box -- Latino excludes.
