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Noncontroversial. they sound pretty basic. you guys work in politics. i know you have polled this. whats the public opinion of those ideas? >> well, this is the big learning here in washington that people out there in the rest of the country get this. 72% believe it should be the primary worker plus their nuclear family or less. 18% thought it ought to be just a nuclear -- or just the worker. so people out there in the real world get this. its pro-worker. its pro-growth. and its been proven to w...

Modelled on the canadian and australian systems. its pro worker, pro growth and it has been proven to work. both have been successful in attracting highly skilled workers to the countries. the goals of our nations immigration system should be to protect working americans and to welcome talented vi eed individo want to make a better life. our system makes it virtually impossible to do that. if were going to continue as an innovator and leader economically, its imperative our immigration system fo...

What were introducing is modeled on the current canadian and australian system, pro worker and pro growth and proven to work. both have been extremely successful in attracting highly skilled workers to those countries. the goals should be to protect interest of working americans, including immigrants and welcome talented individuals who come here legally and make a better life for themselves. our current system makes it virtually impossible to do that. if we continue as the innovator in the worl...

To like me and be happy, but he hasnt put anything on the table yet, steve. nothing. theres no tax plan. theres nothing on the table yet. >> wait a minute. i worked on the campaign and the tax plan. we have a tax plan. there will be some nuanced changes to it but everybody knows what he wants to do. he wants to lower taxes for families and bring americas -- >> is he going to put his plan on the table? he hasnt done anything yet. this is so far all talk. >> one reason for that is theyve been focu...

Test. the graduation rates are the highest. weve shown because of the forms they werent just about budgetary savings but how we actually operate our government. those are the sorts of things i think people want in the federal government and people like mat bevitt in kentucky. got elected two years ago. we helped him get a new legislative body. they passed right to work, giving people the freedom to choose to be in a labor union. in missouri, they passed that. our new governor there is in the pro...

Half of his restaurants had wage an hour violations that violated the laws of the united states. you think thats pro-worker? >> i think its pro-worker that he cares about the cashier the same way as he cares about the businessowner. people have come out and said this man is someone who has treated me fairly -- >> you think its pro-worker to have a salary every year that is -- that his weekly paycheck, his weekly paycheck equals the average yearly paycheck of his workers and hes against a minimum...

They might not be good jobs, but theyre jobs, right? >> theyre job killers. theyre job killers. for every two jobs they create, they are killing other jobs, more jobs, and the jobs they create -- >> why dont you apply the same wrath to cosk costco or other s? is it because theyre pro-union or they might have political views that mirror your own? >> would you say, you know what? im pro-choice on savings? >> im pro-worker and im pro-dignity when it comes to work, and im pro-immigrant. >> walmart w...

Address. joining me to talk about what we can expect tonight, robert reich, former secretary of labor in the clinton administration. hes the author of "aftershock: the next economy in americas future." the documentary "inequality" for all is available on itunes. i was talking to sherrod brown, axelrod at the top of the show. theres a huge debate in the party about progressive populism, about a more pro worker, pro labor agenda combatting inequality head. on. sometimes i feel like thats where the...

Mike emanuel, thanks. >> reporter: thank you, jon. jenna: were following breaking developments in michigan where governor rick snyder signed two bills into law last night making michigan the 24th right-to-work state. the laws ban unions requiring workers to pay dues or when hired pay equivalent of the dues. here is governor snyder from a news conference last night. >> i view this as an opportunity to stand up for michigans workers, to be pro-worker, to say here opportunity to give workers a choi...

This fight tonight. bob king is president of the united autoworkers. scott hagerstrom is michigan state director for americans for prosperity. let me show you what the governor said earlier today when he was a guest on "andrea mitchell reports." >> the way i viewed it, its on the table, its a hot issue. lets show some leadership, so i stepped up to say when i review it, i think its a good thing. its about being pro-worker, giving freedom of choice to workers. secondly its about economy developme...