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Many of them signing messages of hope. in that crowd i met three teenagers often in tears throughout the evening and who told me how their lives are forever changed. >> having to realize that racism is so alive and strong that people are willing to kill us for it and right from manifestos, hating against us because of our nationality out of all things is terrifying. like its -- i never had to come to terms with my own mortality for being hispanic. >> manifesto opened your eyes. people really thi...

Love each other, people who are proud to have come here and built a life here. it all came into sharp focus much as it did at so many of the other vigils with teenagers. three girls in high school who i spoke to who talked about the grief and the sheer despair that they were feeling. take a listen. >> are you afraid? >> yes. >> very. >> im having to realize that racism is so alive and strong that people are willing to kill us for it and write full manifestos against because of our nationality of...

To kill us for it. i never had to come to terms with my own mortality for being hispanic. >> just hearing that one of us wasnt safe was shocking and it revealed that the world isnt so nice. >> were supposed to be one of the meft countries in the world and this is still happening and people are dying, simply because they were born slightly south than them. simply because theyre slightly darker than someone else. >> this community trying to wrap its head around the idea that someone would get in a...

Futures but theyre choosing not to so its up to us and acknowledge the power that we have as young people. thank you. >> being low income, being hispanic, being a woman, all of these identities that are discriminated against, marginalized. climate change affects it all. >> busy 24 hours. potential flooding, rain, and then this. you can see the data showing strong to severe storms. >> standing up for climate change is the only way to create a livable future and its the only way to fix almost all ...

Trumps hold. thats why people dont trust him on immigration. when you add up his actions on immigration it looks xenophobic. people dont come to this country because they have great opportunities in their own country. what did nancy pelosi and ru rudy -- theyre both italian americans. if you said pelosi or guillani, theyre italian, right. there will be a day when you say hernandez and rodriguez, what do they have in common? being hispanic will not come first to mind. thats been the history of th...

They are at home depot trying to get a job and work somewhere. >> the jobs that the hispanics are filling are dish washing jobs, maid service in the hotels. food service industry would suffer terribly without hispanics. >> the legal residents who have gone through proper channels, i think this is an insult to people who have come to the country legally. >> i think we need to start looking at what kind of aid are we providing them and maybe stop there. >> why dont we stop businesses from hiring? ...

They are at home depot trying to get a job and work somewhere. >> the jobs that the hispanics are filling are dish washing jobs, maid service in the hotels. food service industry would suffer terribly without hispanics. >> the legal residents who have gone through proper channels, i think this is an insult to people who have come to the country legally. >> i think we need to start looking at what kind of aid are we providing them and maybe stop there. >> why dont we stop businesses from hiring? ...