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Congressman Luis Gutierrez talks to Juan Williams about DREAmers, Romney’s immigration problem, and undecided Latino voters.
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Congressman Luis Gutierrez.
Speaking you're just bad that you have spoken to this convention.
This book about Barack Obama.
The Democrat the president delivering on that dream.
Where Hispanic voters like you said Mitt Romney wants to deliver on a nightmare what do you talk.
The only person that's going to guarantee one million young immigrants undocumented immigrants.
Two more years to -- that that though the congress finally adopted -- met with president Barack Obama.
Mitt Romney says he doesn't like the fact that the president -- an executive order to save the young people he says that.
Janet brewer is a friend of his and that the governor and of Arizona and he says that and that should be the model of the nation.
The database itself deportation.
Should be what.
Undocumented immigrant that's a nightmare -- immigrant community.
And when you look at the polls and there's some -- out just this -- at the convention indicating.
Obama has 201.
And Romney among Hispanic voters.
In respect.
Voters remain under -- So what are they waiting for and -- those voters that your -- leaning to Obama.
Around I think those are voters but I think those are probably also voters.
That more than undecided.
Are probably and the -- about whether they're gonna participate at all and the electoral process.
Maybe they don't feel the enthusiasm.
And we've got to drive the message home that there's -- very good convincing reason for -- them come out to vote.
And what is that -- well I think number one.
When you look at young dreamers this million or so young people tens of thousands of them in lines across this country.
Well there's somebody's nephew and their grandson.
Their classmate of my daughter and other American citizens.
And an integral part of our community you wanna keep them safe Barack Obama is to lose but let's expand the -- -- I've ever I called it one that you OG that they think equal upper back in the -- college without it.
I think a lot of success has been based on the fact that government is there at that give a helping hand when you need so that you can get ahead and now I think about -- taxes back.
-- much more that I got but that's the way it should be because that's the way we make people prosperous look.
Health care.
I -- people criticize Obama care obamacare but -- -- -- fourteen.
Nine million Latino thirty million Americans get full coverage under Obama did they get health care -- that they were to sign up or Medicaid aromatic.
Well let me make the Republican argument.
Which is that President Obama promised to deliver on the DREAM Act as a priority in his first term.
And he really didn't do anything until this year when it was apparent.
That there was a lack of enthusiasm -- in the Hispanic community.
-- when you look at the unemployment rate in the Latino community 10% look at the foreclosure rate much higher than in the white community.
Think.
Barack Obama delivered on the promise of -- wait for the Latino community.
Does it I understand those are important questions and we -- we should give.
Very serious detailed answer number one and December 2010 the DREAM Act passed the house and I was proud to lead that effort.
-- have a democratic majority.
The past 200 and the -- to two away and then one as you recall the other and we we took -- -- the senate.
-- -- -- -- The -- senators that global but the jury met but he needed sixty that was the Republican opposition.
Of senators that that we didn't get it passed now.
Did we have -- -- -- the president of the united these two uses executive authority.
To balance the obstructionism of the Republicans in congress certainly we have -- -- to have acted sooner but look.
Elections are about every that you did from the moment you've got sworn in until Election Day and he did it during his first term.
And we're happy and excited -- the million.
They count.
Quickly yesterday I was with the young demo -- eagle.
And document -- young CK but the the other thing department of homeland security -- -- that did you come down and call this number.
So that we can take your fingerprint and process your application for -- deferred action.
How for the first time I saw that her from the government they took a young president who's going to college.
The deportation that are does that get your work permit and get your papers in order letter.
You know what that's important and the only one that's -- -- guarantee those million young people working studying.
Aren't as Barack Obama now at this convention we plan.
A Latino -- let's Antonio Villaraigosa has the chairman.
Starr.
I think the -- The keynote speaker.
Who in mayor of San Antonio.
-- seen.
Not only from view but from the two Latinos in the cabinet.
Him that was it was -- as secretary of interior secretary of labor.
It has been a strong focus on the that the company that we never think never -- convention I've been to now.
-- conventions never seen anything like it.
What -- represent you and why do you think given the president's lead there is this focus on the Latino community.
We need sealed the deal we need to cemented.
It's not whether or not Barack Obama's gonna get 70%.
Of the Latino as the asked about it but how many ballots are cast.
And whether they're casting crucial states and battleground and I think the battlegrounds as I see them want.
Colorado.
Nevada and Florida those are gonna be its New Mexico important and other -- -- -- there yet but those are gonna be the battlegrounds -- I know that.
They get a call every day from the Barack Obama team to cause and so radio station talked to a newspaper reporter or get on a plane and go speak at a convention or meeting.
Of local leaders of people gathering and I'm gonna do that from now to cement the deal I think the our way to fix -- Latino community.
Look isn't -- it's real you are part of the structure in the leadership of the Democratic Party at the very top whether it's not going to be undergo at the end the although not at the chair of the convention.
Beginning in closing the convention or whether it's a cabinet member.
You know what the night.
I hope were still around here when we -- one of the young undocumented -- take that podium tonight good -- that convention that saying.
I imagine I don't know thank you there's a million of us thinking the democratic party for standing with -- I think.
That's going to be an unprecedented moment that we had a president in a moment I think but it looked.
Hit one of the criticisms I've always -- of all politicians think that the in my community and they want to be with you only in Spanish.
They want to be.
Only one -- Gonzales does that Rodriguez that in the rule that.
We're gonna show that we'll -- you don't have a lot of America to know because.
Very importantly.
That's the way we get everybody -- understand and embrace our story by embracing it.
In on the other way at that they -- -- -- document that that's the executive order I think tonight.
What America's gonna say it loud and that's the girl that young lady we -- gonna deport her.
They're gonna think that's so she's just like my kid you don't with a -- they.
An American and everything but a piece of paper and you know what the paperwork.
Catching up with that young one last -- congressman.
Wayne you about those swing states that you -- -- Where do you think that the critical moment when you show up for William Castro shows up.
That won't make the difference.
I would tell you one of the things that I'm doing independent of the campaign.
And I think it's important.
Is to continue to do these sessions with the dream.
Because when you -- among the news to 300 Amanda high school auditorium or a church.
-- -- -- -- -- -- And people like you and others interview them and needed an impeccable English.
And -- -- that kids.
Could be mine and we -- at the port -- I think we need but on the other hand.
-- -- -- Seen.
Literally people who could neither children.
And -- that kindness and generosity of the government of the United States -- give them a chance.
And think that's the most vulnerable among I really care about them that's.
That's what government should be about taking care of the least among you think that energized.
You know -- like that because you know what.
The problem with the Republican Party has.
I think out of let Beatles are shutting -- out.
Because they're not going to listen -- to actually to their arguments about the economy.
About education.
About crime about energy that the their hearts are close to them because they're being a means to me -- Janet brewer the governor.
Of Arizona response to thousands of let you know with signing up for deferred action.
And that's not an Arizona they won't get a drivers like that in Arizona there's nothing I don't care what the president -- there's clearly illegal to mean.
-- sat down and you know it you emotionally shut down to someone.
Gonna -- it happened -- congressman terrorist congratulations and kind of very well -- speaks we appreciate your thing.
I'm -- box Latino and you know.
