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A chance to speak with the congressman and reflected on the progress that has been made. take a listen. >> in spite of all of the changes, in spite of the progress, there are forces trying to take us back to another time, to another period. but im gratified to see so many members of color. not just african-american. but hispanic, asian-american. so many women. we have two native american women in the congress for the first time in the history of our country. so the bloodshed, the beating, the su...

Really are. we like to purport were this great country thats open to diversity. we want all different types of folks from all over the world to be here. yet our actions dont indicate that. not just for african-americans, but for people of muslim faith, for folks who are hispanic, folks part of the lgbtq community. that is not the type of society that i think most americans want. and i think as we continue to go forward, its going to be more difficult for the republican party to stand behind dona...

The other part i think he needs to do here, is discuss why we need to stay on the track that we are on. he needs to be pushing economy, being aggressive about economy and say, we are just getting started. and if we keep going and get the house back imagine what else we can do. it will be back in a message. i believe he will say why would we allow these people to ruin what has been so great for all of us. look at all of the jobs, look at the growth, unemployment, black unemployment, hispanic unem...

>> the unemployment rate has reached the lowest in over 51 years and african american and youve heard me say that many times, hispanic american, asian american unemployment rates are at their all-time historic lows. [cheers and applause] >> and african-american income has reached all-time high. when im on the debate stage with one of these maniacs, i mean, how do you get to europe? we havent figured that out, we dont use airplanes anymore.

>> we have to fight that we just have to. steve: when she ran, when omar ran, is this the tact. pete: no. she pretended for like she wasnt for boycott and investment sanctions bdf. she said the right things. a bunch of rabbis that met with her. they be disturbed after that meeting because of the misinformation she had in her mind. there is a track record there. brian: by the way overwhelmingly democrats get the american jewish vote. pete: yes, they do. which is astounding to me. that may change....

Maralago summit. >> dwell talk about china today a lot -- we did talk about china today a lot, and hes getting along with china, and so are we. you know, were right now, you look at what happened to our country, we picked up trillions and trillions of dollars of net worth. our system stock market is almt its all-time high. our employment numbers are amok the best weve ever had in his. individual groups like african-american, women, take a look at any group, hispanic, you saw that just came out, ...

If so, what can you share with us today, and you probably will have the end of the mar-a-lago summit in march with chinese president xi jinping. what would you like accomplished with your agenda regarding china at the time? >> we did talk about china today a lot, and hes getting along with china and so are we. and we are -- you know, were right now -- you look at whats happen today our country and weve picked up trillions and trillions of dollars of net worth. the stock market is almost at its a...

>> right off the bat. did you rush to judgment? you got a bunch more people jumping in now. you got bernie jumping in. your friend beto might jump in. why did you go so early for elizabeth warren? >> i got a bunch of friends that might jump in. its a bit awkward when you have a bunch of buddies that are running for president. i might be one of the few democrats that arent going to announce on your show. my bad. >> next. >> it was a great interview while it lasted, folks. wonderful to see you. so...

Choice. >> i think about your grandfather, bobby kennedy, going and sitting with the farm workers. >> cesar chavez. >> cesar chavez over some of these same issues. and you continue this legacy of sticking up for people. i cant understand why you guys care so much. why do you care so much? i mean there are other immigrant families that do not take the kind of position that you do. >> people find a way to contribute the best that they can. look, my family ends up being a bit more high-profile than...

Immigration in america. the percentage of immigrants is at its highest level in 100 years according to census bureau numbers at least 14% of everyone in america was born somewhere else. thats about 45 million people and that figure rises by about 1 million every single year. more than 2 million additional immigrants have been given green cards, more than half of this foreign-born population is hispanic and thats a political concern for republicans. they have heard over and over again they need t...