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They represent one of the highest concentrations of dangerous felons found anywhere. its rare that inmates and correctional staff on this yard ever unite in a common goal. but when a bus load of teenagers arrive during our shoot there, we witnessed one of those times. >> come on. line them up. lets go. lets go. come on now. come on now. >> so all these kids they brought into corcoran for the day, there is an aura of like, hey, this is going to be kind of cool. were going to see things on the ins...

I found this data fascinating. you have people -- just so people understand. these are the same forms. matching person to person. so someone says i am hispanic and some other race and then ten years later say im hispanic and white and it gets to the fact that this category we have hispanic/latino is a really, really messy category in a lot of ways, isnt it? >> its because after being here more and more time in the united states you realize the fact of the matter is for a lot of people the color ...

That identity has now a political expression in the voting booth that wasnt necessarily predetermined 10 or 15 years ago. >> yeah. honestly, it didnt surprise me. i think that the race issue is much less a big deal among the latino population than it is maybe in the white population or overall population in the united states. i really do believe that people in the latino community are looking for people that have sensitivity toward their plight and if you happen to be dark or lighter, what reall...

People understand. these are the same forms. matching person to person. so someone says i am hispanic and some other race and then ten years later say im hispanic and white and it gets to the fact that this category we have hispanic/latino is a really, really messy category in a lot of ways, isnt it? >> its because after being here more and more time in the united states you realize the fact of the matter is for a lot of people the color of your skin is not as important necessarily as where you ...

Future. >> would you have predicted 10 or 15 years ago that you would see latinos self-identified latinos voting in the kind of numbers and margins that they are for in the 2012 election for barack obama and against mitt romney? that identity has now a political expression in the voting booth that wasnt necessarily predetermined 10 or 15 years ago. >> yeah. honestly, it didnt surprise me. i think that the race issue is much less a big deal among the latino population than it is maybe in the whit...

Within the next six weeks, theyre going to have to make a move. what do you think he meant by that? >> its interesting. even senator schumer told me they will wait until july 31st. we have a deadline. a clear deadline. what i dont like is democrats are giving false hope to many latinos because honestly nothing is going to happen. republicans are not going to move. and theyre also protecting president barack obama. they didnt want to talk about the fact that president barack obama has deported mo...

A clear deadline. what i dont like is democrats are giving false hope to many latinos because honestly nothing is going to happen. republicans are not going to move. and theyre also protecting president barack obama. they didnt want to talk about the fact that president barack obama has deported more than 2 million immigrants and that he can do something. president obama has destroyed thousands and thousands of hispanic families. what they can do is first to stop the so-called secure communities...

Is immigration reform dead as time is running out in congress before the midterm elections? both parties already playing the blame game. thursday speaker boehner was put on the spot. >> why are you blocking immigration reform? its been almost a year -- >> me? blocking? ive made it clear were not going to deal about the senate bill. a 1300 page bill that no one has read. were not going to do it. theres nobody more interested in fixing this problem than i am. but the president -- listen, the presi...

Romney? that identity has now a political expression in the voting booth that wasnt necessarily predetermined 10 or 15 years ago. >> yeah. honestly, it didnt surprise me. i think that the race issue is much less a big deal among the latino population than it is maybe in the white population or overall population in the united states. i really do believe that people in the latino community are looking for people that have sensitivity toward their plight and if you happen to be dark or lighter, wh...

Who is going to be arriving at msnbc to do the show at 10:00 a.m. eastern is jose diaz ballart, a force of nature. you have seen him on the show. you are likely to see him on telemundo, the anchor of two flag ship programs, one of the most watched, recognized anchors in america. he will continue in the role on telemundo. and its competitor univision have huge audiences in the country. basically seen as totally separate from the media because they serve an hispanic audience. doesnt need to be tha...