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They tend to come from wealth, maybe some had humble beginnings, they leave with more wealth, lots of opportunities. people dont want a guy just like me or a girl just like me in the white house. they want to know that you understand them. thats one of the problems mitt romney had in 2012, because he continued to demonstrate that he didnt necessarily understand the plight of working people. >> austin, im going to ask you to talk about this hillary clinton thing whether you want to or not. do you...

Jose is was. a pulitzer prize winning fighter and in 2011 revealed his status as an undocumented immigrant in the united states. two beweeks after this very iss and your personal plight all in your film which aired on cn, what are you seeing in mcallen, texas? >> it was fascinating listening to the report you did. i wonder if you interviewed the undocumented immigrants who are actually living in the mcallen, texas. im the most privilege d one. im stuck here. i got here on thursday. we actually g...

Here in mcallen and because i dont have pieces of -- i dont have any i.d. because of my filipino passport, its going be hard for me to get out of here at some point in the next couple of days. so if you talk to the undocumented residents who actually live here, theyre stuck. >> what are you finding from them? >> theyre basically confined in a 45-mile radius. theres a checkpoint -- if you ever wondered hour secure and safe the border is, come down here. >> ive been many mcallen, texas. im familia...

Ranks among the nations biggest problems, the plight of homeless americans. now philadelphia reports progress in getting impoverished families off of the streets. brian joins us now. >> hi, molly. what we can learn from the citys main organization that is fighting homelessness. project home helped 8500 people get off of the streets. it is difficult because advocates say potential private do nors dont donate and they think it is the project of the government. they are managing to get a private do...

To one of the highest poverty rates in the country. but a program in philadelphia is giving a lot of help to people who can use it, really use. brian is live with this story. >> project home has helped some 8,500 people get off the streets and ultimately lead new lives in a city that has the nations highest poverty rate, 26% of the nations largest cities. they offer affordable apartments, job opportunities, a learning center and a free health care clinic. but raising money to fight homelessness ...

By the plight of people and want to know what they can do? and the solution can be a public/private partnership. one or the other cannot solve this problem. >> reporter: they hope it will inspire wealthy donors to help in the fight. >> what is a typical day like there? >> it is in short, a dedication to help people help themselves. sam santiago is a retired cop and searches for homeless people and offers water and blankets all with the hope of ultimately convincing them to accept long- term help...

[ speaking spanish ] theyre all going to the town. he says hes going to the united states. anyone else? okay. the bus is leaving. if theyre going to the united states, they might not want to tell us. close the door. but the door is reopened. more people journeying north. gary tuchman, cnn, mexico. >> really fantastic report by gary, giving us the human side of all of this. and what is going on right now. well, meantime, the most vulnerable of those traveling to the united states -- children. i...

Something is really accomplished? >> well you know, i think both sides will bring in intense partisanship to this meeting. you can already tell in the letters that rick perry and the white house have ex-changed over this meeting already that have been released here in the last 12 hours or so, so youll probably see a lot more of that in the obama administration highlighting its efforts to coordinate with central american countries to help solve the crisis, but rick perry is saying what they need ...

The plight of a family. this woman takes care of 812 immigration orphans. this quote, a quarter of people deported from the united states now say they are parents of u.s. citizen minors, which means more than 100,000 american children lose a parent to deportation each year. a few thousand of those children lose both parents. immigration orphans is how the government refers to this group. if theres anything that should spur action, you now have 100,000 kids in the united states living without one...

Israeli authorities have been proactive? what was their response to those contacts? >> not really. nothing was happening. in fact, they fear that tariq would still have been in jail right now with no charges and no proper medical treatment had it not been for the international attention that his plight has received. theyre actually very grateful to the media internationally and activists worldwide who contacted the u.s. state department and said, you need to bring this american boy back home so ...