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>> can you put in perspective how this issue and this story, which has really kind of escalated in its salience over the last two or three weeks, how it is resonating in your congressional district in the state of texas? >> well, you know, of course texans are concerned about the situation, but texas also has a long history with immigration. we are the state in the nation that has the longest border with mexico of any state. about 1,200 miles. and so, you know, this situation, while its unique i...

Mind, but i do know hes running for at in a very crowded republican primary field that he was stung by the issue of immigration in 2012, vis-a-vis the texas dream act, and so hes going to talk tough on this issue and and i dont think he really believes that but knows its going to rile up his base. >> it was a key moment in the last presidential primary. this is rick perry defending texas decision to extend in-state tuition to the undocumented children in state if they qualified for college. take...

Concern that theres going to be an issue of running out of marijuana. so right now theres a limit of just two grams. >> this is the kind of week in which you think that marijuana legalization in this country is inevitable. today as you just saw, washington state began selling not that much marijuana for recreational use. and yesterday governor andrew cuomo held a signing ceremony making new york the 23rd state to authorize the use of medical marijuana. you cant blame proponents of marijuana lega...

An issue of running out of marijuana. so right now theres a limit of just two grams. >> this is the kind of week in which you think that marijuana legalization in this country is inevitable. today as you just saw, washington state began selling not that much marijuana for recreational use. and yesterday governor andrew cuomo held a signing ceremony making new york the 23rd state to authorize the use of medical marijuana. you cant blame proponents of marijuana legalization for thinking theyre win...

Primary voters by talking tough now. >> can you put in perspective how this issue and this story, which has really kind of escalated in its salience over the last two or three weeks, how it is resonating in your congressional district in the state of texas? >> well, you know, of course texans are concerned about the situation, but texas also has a long history with immigration. we are the state in the nation that has the longest border with mexico of any state. about 1,200 miles. and so, you kno...

Now. >> can you put in perspective how this issue and this story, which has really kind of escalated in its salience over the last two or three weeks, how it is resonating in your congressional district in the state of texas? >> well, you know, of course texans are concerned about the situation, but texas also has a long history with immigration. we are the state in the nation that has the longest border with mexico of any state. about 1,200 miles. and so, you know, this situation, while its uni...

State to be giving tuition to illegal aliens, illegal immigrants in this country, thats their call. and i respect that. and i was -- i was probably a bit overpassionate by using that word, and it was inappropriate. >> and yet it strikes me, congressman, that the governors first position there, the old position, is probably more in line with the majority of texans than folks outside texas might anticipate. >> no, thats right. you know, texas was one of the first states to pass its state version o...

For at in a very crowded republican primary field that he was stung by the issue of immigration in 2012, vis-a-vis the texas dream act, and so hes going to talk tough on this issue and and i dont think he really believes that but knows its going to rile up his base. >> it was a key moment in the last presidential primary. this is rick perry defending texas decision to extend in-state tuition to the undocumented children in state if they qualified for college. take a listen. >> if you say that we...

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