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They did it, with largely low-wage immigrant workers in an economy when it was easy to replace them, and they pulled off an impressive strike. then we went into the pandemic with l.a. teachers walking out, 34,000 of them. then the oakland teachers went. and then the pandemic hit. i think the frustration -- there was -- >> there was something happening before. >> right. it does go up for the first time in 2018 for 30 years. workers were already frustrated, angry, and in the way josh was talking a...

Yesterday? they are you when you say you dont have the labor or the truckers. i assume people are trying to get them to come back to work with increased wages. still people dont am. >> yes. we also have a factory in ohio. the largest toy factory in america. we cant get labor there. if you pay people to stay home and they make more money staying home than working they dont want to come to work. yes, i have a solution. from are hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers who want to work. we are ke...

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Immigrant workers who helped clean up lower manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11. exposed to dust, and asbestos for weeks without protective gear, they developed health issues. and 20 years later are still fighting for the legal status in this country. hispanic heritage month is a great time to acknowledge how latinos have become integrated into american society but important to also reflect how much the community has given to a country that hasnt always given enough back. there is hope this week ...

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Mostre hospitable neighbors. and whatbl we have seen, in a broad u.s. history is that reggies and immigrants are great for business. they commit less crimes. the least the united states can dot for a disastrous war on terror. it was disastrous, it was chaotic and bloody, is to welcome the men, women to the shores in aen country where we lostco 600,000 people. we arepl in seeking immigrant workers and asn we have seen, will repeat it, they are the longre term boom and benefit. the least we can do...

For them to be picked up after testing negative. >> they say theyre trying to make the best out of a horrible situation. to speak what used to be four or five, 6%. its over in excess of 60% positive. we have to protect our citizens no matter what. >> and eagle path texas, a special response team spent the week tracking down illegal immigrant workers, many of whom they caught trying to board moving trains. all of these illegals trying to get past troopers. dozens eventually apprehended, including...

Have in new york and in california, for these excelsior passes. thats the approach for massachusetts. >> julian, we just heard from the alabama governor who said, you know, its irresponsible for people to not get vaccinated at this point. do you think from some of these lawmakers and leaders its too little, too late? >> you know, look, i think every little bit helps to get folks vaccinated. you know, clearly there was some pretty irresponsible behavior across the country among the republican par...

I think that this is a big downpayment. its big momentum. and were very proud of having put our priorities forward and fought for them, some of which werent in the original families plan proposal including medicare expansion. the second piece is were going to continue to fight for everything that we laid out. we understand that were not going to get the level of investment that i had hoped that we were going to get. but its never been about the top-line number. its always been about what are we ...