more news with my friend, jose diaz bilart. good thursday morning. i m in for craig melvin. we have big movement in the voting rights fight. right now texas state democrats are on the hill talking about people like stacey abrams and the clintons. but they re dealing with a separate challenge. that bipartisan infrastructure deal just cleared a key test vote. there is new push back for another bill that democrats want to pass that is from within their own ranks. and cubans calling for treatment and bob me nen dez just delivered a speech in the
some have tried to do it and it is not a high take up. i think we need a technological solution to this. that makes things so much safer and it allows the vaccinated to go about their life and allows people to know who is a threat to them and who is not. thank you all for being with me, appreciate your perspective. president biden s agenda got a major boost last night. the senate voted to move forward. will the victory be short lived? new opposition from the left, right, and center to the plan. first an urgent call for action on the protests in cuba. senate foreign relations chairman senator bob me nen does is here and he just gaye a big speech on this. he meets with the president today. he will talk to me about his
comprehensive immigration reform in the senate, it was very clearly compelling economic cases over 1.5 trillion in economic growth. and enormous contributions to the social security trust funds. raising wages of all americans. not just undocumented ones. and the constant sacrifice that essential workers are providing as they did at the height of the pandemic when we were all told to stay home by the health authorities they were working and risking their lives. many lost their lives, for the food supply. so these arguments i think will be compelling on the security side or just on the more senator, i m just thinking
commentary. and every tame you talk about form, make yourself right with the government. have a criminal background check. pay your taxes, and everything they call it amnesty. for any effort that would have a bath way, it could be security. i want to know who is here to pursue the american dream versus who might be here to do it harm. i can t know that unless i bring millions out of the shadows and into the light. we re not saying that. people will have to do things to make themselves right with the law, but they should be given that opportunity in the interests of the american nation. senator, quickly, about the key bipartisan vote, do you feel confident you will have a bill