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In the mid18th. thus back a steady but pert -- they have struggled to hang on to their french language and heritage. the issue a notion that persists to some extent even today. journalist patrick lagasse meets me to help me understand a little bit of what many feel is at stake. >> so i was going to talk about the whole history of french identity, the separatist movement but i have to get to the pressing matter of the day, pasta-gate. >> what do you want to know about pasta-gate? >> for those not...

Essentially unified in telling republicans in the house they should not worry about trying to appeal to hispanic voters or anybody else other than base voters back home in their districts. according to the "national review" today house republicans should put a stake through the heart of immigration reform. stop apologizing for who you are. let your freak flag fly. which side wins this argument? joining us now is my poor beleaguered friend, nicolle wallace, former director for the george w. bush ...

Anti-immigrant animus. all the democrats are onboard, but only if some of the republicans could say yes enough to make it pass, maybe that would soften the partys image. that is how it got through the senate. but now with each passing day, it is looking less and less likely like it is going to get through the house because of republican opposition there. conservative media is essentially unified in telling republicans in the house they should not worry about trying to appeal to hispanic voters o...

Stake. so i was going to talk about the whole history of french quebecois, but you have to get to the pressing matter of the day -- pasta-gate. >> pasta-gate. what do you want to know about pasta-gate? >> for those not up on current quebec politics, pasta-gate refers to an incident where local authorities notified an italian restaurant that they were in violation of french laws, because they used the word "pasta" which is italian. >> this is -- >> okay. stop apologizing, okay? >> dont get me wro...

Thus began a gradual but steady persecution of all things french. the quebecois have struggled mightily to hang on to their french heritage and language. the issue of seceding entirely, a notion that persists to some extent even today. journalist patrick legasse meets me for lunch at bistro m sur masson, to understand what many feel is at stake. >> so i was going to talk about the whole history of french quebecoisism, but i have to get to the pressing matter of the day -- pasta-gate. >> what do ...

Feel is at stake. >> so i was going to talk about the whole history of french quebecoisism, but i have to get to the pressing matter of the day -- pasta-gate. >> what do you want to know about pastagate? >> for those not up on current quebec politics, pasta-gate refers to an incident where local authorities notified an italian restaurant that they were in violation of french were in violation of french laws because they used the word "pasta," which is italian. >> this is -- okay. stop apologizin...

Me for lunch at bistro m sur masson, to understand what many feel is at stake. >> so i was going to talk about the whole history of french quebecoisism, but i have to get to the pressing matter of the day -- pasta-gate. >> what do you want to know about pastagate? >> for those not up on current quebec politics, pasta-gate refers to an incident where local authorities notified an italian restaurant that they were in violation of french were in violation of french laws because they used the word "...

"pasta" which is italian. >> this is -- >> okay. stop apologizing, okay? >> dont get me wrong. my last name is bore deign. french. i lean hard. im normally sympathetic to the language laws. >> you dont think its preposterous? >> i dont think think it is -- but here we have a situation -- >> its stupid, i agree with you completely this province 40 years ago was in some respects an english city, so we needed to have language laws for signage and stuff. >> signage, for instance, must by law be prin...

"pasta" which is italian. >> this is -- >> okay. stop apologizing, okay? >> dont get me wrong. my last name is bore deign. french. i lean hard. im normally sympathetic to the language laws. >> you dont think its preposterous? >> i dont think think it is -- but here we have a situation -- >> its stupid, i agree with you completely this province 40 years ago was in some respects an english city, so we needed to have language laws for signage and stuff. >> signage, for instance, must by law be prin...

Were in violation of french laws, because they used the word "pasta" which is italian. >> this is -- >> okay. stop apologizing, okay? >> dont get me wrong. my last name is bure dane. i lean french, hard. i am enormously sympathetic to the language laws. >> you dont think its preposterous? >> i dont think think it is -- >> here we have a situation -- >> it is stupid. i agree with you completely that this province 40 years ago was in some respects an english city so we needed to have language laws...