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reach out and speak to them like i'm speaking to you i know i could get through to them because i think that party really represents america's promise. >> geraldo: the republican platform we have been talking about the republican platform on abortion. the republican platform on immigration is another one i think is problematic. it calls for a lot of things. i know most of you watching right now agree with like strengthening the border fence, escalating crackdowns on illegal immigrants so that their lives here are so miserable that they self-deport and for the adoption by other states of arizona's mostly unconstitutional sb 1070 show me your papers law. the plank also calls for the federal government to withhold funding to universities that allow the dream kids, the undocumented students to get in state tuition and provides for are similar treatment the withholding of certain federal funding to sanctuary cities like, new york, and san francisco. i disagree with that.
i really -- if i could just reach out and speak to them like i'm speaking to you i know i could get through to them because i think that party really represents america's promise. >> geraldo: the republican platform we have been talking about the republican platform on abortion. the republican platform on immigration is another one i think is problematic. it calls for a lot of things. i know most of you watching right now agree with like strengthening the border fence, escalating crackdowns on illegal immigrants so that their lives here are so miserable that they self-deport and for the adoption by other states of arizona's mostly unconstitutional sb 1070 show me your papers law. the plank also calls for the federal government to withhold funding to universities that allow the dream kids, the undocumented students to get in state tuition and provides for are similar treatment the withholding of certain federal funding to sanctuary cities like, new york, and san francisco. i disagree with that.
reach out and speak to them like i'm speaking to you i know i could get through to them because i think that party really represents america's promise. >> geraldo: the republican platform we have been talking about the republican platform on abortion. the republican platform on immigration is another one i think is problematic. it calls for a lot of things. i know most of you watching right now agree with like strengthening the border fence, escalating crackdowns on illegal immigrants so that their lives here are so miserable that they self-deport and for the adoption by other states of arizona's mostly unconstitutional sb 1070 show me your papers law. the plank also calls for the federal government to withhold funding to universities that allow the dream kids, the undocumented students to get in state tuition and provides for are similar treatment the withholding of certain federal funding to sanctuary cities like, new york, and san francisco. i disagree with that.
died. their fight was and is really the same as ours. lots of racism, hate and segregation. the undocu bus is also driving through places with documentation laws striblgt, alabama and georgia. in this video playing next to me, you can see the group protesting at a briefing in alabama on the impact of state-based immigration laws. the u.s. commission on civil rights who organized the event chose to have crisco back as one of its speaker. he is one of the -- the undocu-bus is on the road to the democratic convention because demonstrators are trying to bring voice to specific issues. they're protesting the record number of deportations under president obama and the rise of state laws modeled after sb-1070. some of the bus passengers are eligible will for deferred action for the childhood arrivals program or doca that
>> a statewide political official yes, an advisor to the romney campaign. >> greta: and architect of sb 1070. >> clearly there are legal concerns but there are political considerations here as well. i think the administration's point has always been we would prefer to focus on these criminals and others who have records who should be sent home first versus the younger people who do not have criminal records and who perhaps have just not shown up and caused problems. and, yes, that is political and a hat trip to the hispanic population in the country who is clearly leaning in their direction. the other fly side that any one might argue is no matter what you think about immigration the folks across the street at the capitol aren't talking about this. and there isn't enough money enforce the laws or policies no matter what. until there is is a broader conversation about that you know the fights going to happen. >> greta: everyone runs from this topic on capitol hill. >> it is one of those things
politics at play here, too. >> do you think that the governor romney campaign thinks this is something that enhances its campaign or that they are going run from this one? >> it is a pretty difficult thing for them. i mean they definitely softened their rhetoric on immigration since we moved from the primary election into the general and they have to be really careful about trying to appeal to those latino voters that are going to make a big difference here and you have seen the obama campaign try to make the advisor into something of a villain and the architect of these harsh immigration laws in places like arizona where we have seen the big fight over sb 1070. they are clearly treading carefully and sort of working to make sure that they are talking about it in a way that is not going to offend the people that they are going to need in november. >> ed, what do you think the obama campaign felt when they found out this was filed and the lawyer as steve pointed out is a part-time advisor to the mitt romney campaign? isn't he also secretary of state in kansas? he is. >> greta: a double.
kansas. >> he's a big, wide political official and an adviser to the romney campaign. >> and the architect of sb-1070. >> clearly, there are concerns -- legal concern, but there are political considerations here as l. i think the administration's point has always been, we would prefer to focus on these criminals and other who is have record who is should be sent home first, versus these younger people who do not have criminal records and who perhaps have not shown up and caused problems and. yes, that is political and certainly it is a hat trick to the hispanic population who is clearly leaning in their direction. but the other flip side is, look, no matter what you think about immigration, the folks across the street at the capitol are not talking about this. and there is want money in customs enforcement to enforce the laws or the politicses. so until there is a proper conversation about that -- these fights will have. >> everyone runs away from this topic on capitol hill.
guy. a political activist. don't think for a second that what you are seeing here are just some law enforcement agents who are frustrated that they're not able to do their job. >> brian: they may be frustrated -- >> they're represented by the front man for the anti-illegal immigration movement in this country. he drafted, for example, sb 1070 in arizona and all these state laws. he's the one who is calling for just enforcement only, remedies for illegal immigration, and he's leading the charge. now this lawsuit, i think, is designed to embarrass the president and i think it's a loser. >> steve: if they're in this country illegally -- >> if you want to argue illegal immigration, that's one thing. but if you want to argue mitt romney as a republican, if you care about mitt romney winning this election, mitt romney's platform, now is the most draconian illegal platform you could conceive of -- he's the
sb-1070 has already been gutted by the supreme court because the republican party in arizona is trying to ensure their voters that they want to kick these people out, but the federal government rules in immigration, so here she is, again, trying to fight against the federal government and it's simply going to cost them more money. >> sandra, 40,000 to 50,000 undocumented youth in arizona could qualify for this program. what does this leave them? >> we spoke to people today to say the young people should continue doing what they're doing. all legal institutions think this will not be able to be executed. dreamers should continue filling out their applications, go on before she signed the executive order. >> greatly appreciate it. we'll see if they can take that advice there. coming up, opponents of pennsylvania's voter i.d. law are expected to file an appeal as early as today. after a judge upheld that controversial law yesterday. plus, bill clinton meet, yes, the other bill clinton.