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Crowded walmart shopping center because he was hungry.y. he had apparently ate, left, and returned with a gun and 19 minutes before the shooting, a manifesto, possibly linked to the suspect, and was posted online. it relates to the shooting earlier this year in christchurch, new zealand. he said he prepared for this attack and it was a response to "the hispanic invasion of f texas." it goes on to blame immigration for everything from a loss of jobs to pollution. the author criticizes both politi...

Not know about what the president is doing until it is actually taking place. that of the visit, the president tried to tamp down some of the controversy surrounding statements that he has made that many people have seen as either racist or anti-immigrants. the president tweeted, "i am the least racist person. black, hispanic, and asian unemployment is the lowest in the history of the united states." el pasos republican mayor, who has quarreled with the present in the past -- most recently as th...

They are astonished that it is 2019, and we still find our place as americans in this nation being an issue, being debated, being questioned at every turn, and that is shocking to people. thats shocking to my parents generation, who truly believe in the american dreams. its shocking to all the latinos who served in the military, and the fact that its far from over. its a huge question mark around the country we are going to be. >> we are saying that, like, no one can tell the difference between ...

Alert. then a few seconds later, you know, there was through the overhead speakers, you know, saying that there was a mass casualty event. so at that time it was all hands on deck so we just came down to help. >> so, you know, doctor, you are an american obviously an american doctor. you were born in mexico. you came to el paso. can you process the fact that this shooter said that he was targeting an hispanic invasion of america? >> its just hard to find out how that happens, you know, but unfor...

Hispanic, the president offers up lukewarm words in a passive voice. thats totally unacceptable coming from our president. >> robert costa, we heard people a lot of them democrats over the weekend call for the senate to be brought back from the summer rece recess, gavelled into order and forced to pass some sort of legislation. a lot of people quickly answered that by saying we dont have that kind of u.s. senate. what country are they living in? are republicans telling you tonight? >> advisors t...

How many times have we have been sitting here on tv saying i hope this one changes things. and nothing happens. >> i hear you. i have hope. couple reasons. el paso is a special place. i have been here many times. i know its a really hot issue. whether or not the president comes. people are angry they believe the president doesnt believe in them. i get it. >> he says hes coming. >> if he does come, and he sees the people and sees how theyre like this. this is how they are. and peach of the finger...

While the families of all 22 victims plan funerals, of course, and vigils, the entire community here is left to grapple with the hate that inspired the killer to carry out this act of domestic terrorism. my next guest writes beautifully about what is going on here in el paso. one of the things he wrote, he said el paso alone is over 80% hispanic. we switch from english to spanish without skipping a beat and we are fine with that, but the trump era is not. its brought us walls, internment camps a...

Sitting here on tv saying i hope this one changes things. and nothing happens. >> i hear you. i have hope. couple reasons. el paso is a special place. i have been here many times. i know its a really hot issue. whether or not the president comes. people are angry they believe the president doesnt believe in them. i get it. >> he says hes coming. >> if he does come, and he sees the people and sees how theyre like this. this is how they are. and peach of the fingers is hispanic, white, christian, ...

Sam stein politics editor at "the daily beast" and for "the washington post" and moderator of "washington week" on pbs and covering race and ethnicity for the associated press and raul ryes, an attorney that happen the to be from el paso, texas. for that reason i would like to begin with you after i quote something phil rutter has written. the essay titled the inconvenient truth, this is the gunman in el paso closely mirror trumps rhetoric and the language of the white nationalist movement inclu...

Ryes, an attorney that happen the to be from el paso, texas. for that reason i would like to begin with you after i quote something phil rut kter has written. the essay titled the inconvenient truth, this is the gunman in el paso closely mirror trumps rhetoric and the language of the white nationalist movement including a warning about the hispanic invasion of texas. the authors ideology is so aligned with the presidents that he decided to conclude the manifesto by clarifying that his views pred...