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>> so donald trump officially endorsing eisenhowers 1954 deportation program. but not by name, perhaps because the program was called operation wetback, named after a disparaging is term for mexicans arrived by the rio grande. in the 1950s, "the washington post" reported hundreds of thousands mexicans were packed on buses, trucks, and boats and dumped into obscure areas of mexico, with little in the way of possessions, and in many occasions, without resources to survive. after one roundup, 88 pe...

Humanitarian crisis along the u.s. southern border, the white house has announced that vice president joe biden will hold high-level talks in guatemala this week. the talks will be tacked onto a previously scheduled trip to latin america where biden is scheduled to meet friday friday with leaders from guatemala, el salvador and hon dur raus. minors have been crossing into the u.s. from mexico. the message is this -- the recently arriving children are not eligible for the deferred deportation pro...

Officials at the pentagon say they may let some illegal immigrants who came to the u.s. as children serve in our military and may apply to immigrants who already have work permits and exempt under a deportation program the president announced two years ago. house gop leaders yesterday rejected a similar plan from a republican congressman. a vietnam veteran recently became a citizen after he discovered he was not one. the man had no clue. he took his citizenship oath two hours ago in jacksonvil...

Because it sends a message. gregg: it does. unexpected move from president obama regarding americas deportation program. what has done and what it could mean for comprehensive immigration reform. spring training it is in full swing down south but the boost it gives to state economies coming with a high price for the taxpayers. were going to explain coming up in a live report. [ chilen yelling ] [ telephone rings ] [ shirley ] edwa jones. this is shirley eaking. how may i help you? oh hey, neill,...

Sandra, you could hear the hurt in the young womans voice and were hearing the same sentiment from a lot of latinos who are eligible for this plan and at the 11th hour you have governor brewer making this move. >> the whole reason of this deferred deportation program is to give young undocumented immigrants who qualify for this a chance to have drivers licenses, have work permits, go to college, get a masters degree. so when she says they wont be eligible for drivers licenses, thats like throwin...

Implementing the largest deportation program since eisenhower. 1.5 million latinos have already been deported under his administrations policy. its a sign of hoip thpe that ps in the future obama can make some immigration reform. its a small offering in the hopes that the first three years of his administration hes been busy deporting them. >> the fact of the matter is that there might be family separation as a consequence of this. but you know what? in capitol hill, zero, nada, zilch has been d...

To all this? there is some talk among the political class that this could eventually in this campaign end up being a race between senator ted cruz and senator marco rubio. it should be noted neither of them right now are in the top two position. thats held by donald trump and ben carson. but it is the potential for something we could see later in this race. >> hallie jackson on the campaign trail in south carolina. great to see you. thank you very much. now we ask raul reyes to join us, a contri...

>> the congressional reporter for the washington examiner is here. susan good to see you. >> hi, arthel. >> you wrote a piece called "five things obama could do on immigration without congress." i want to go down those five items and then get your take on it. number one, you say expand and deferred deportation program. why might the president do this? >> because hes already done it for children who came here with their parents illegally and may not be adults. they wont be deported now for a two-...

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