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But it wasnt accepted by tech ceos because it takes the visas out of their hands. they like to use visas as a magnet to pull people to the u.s. to come here and work these jobs but in this case it would bring people to the united states without a specific ploir in their hands. some people say thats a good thing, some of the workers arent treated well because they have to be tied to the ployers. but i thought it was significant that jared kushner didnt have the success with the tech ceos that he ...

Undocumented migrants from central america the minute 93 set foot on the soil. and it calls for expansion of family detention. those are all things meant to deter people. they want to shift the burden to the merit-based system. but i cannot underscore enough. it is not as altruistic as it seems on paper. >> hows it going to play politically, clearly if not merit-based, the next stop for jared kushner and his team is the ceos that push back against the presidents policies. this somewhat solves th...

Their job lay the groundwork for a deal that will end the trade war between the worlds two largest economies. china has already made some concessions and u.s. president donald trump says hes got leverage. anna stewart has the details. >> reporter: trade talks restart monday between china and the united states with deputy trade ministers meeting in beijing for two days. now, this will be the first formal negotiations weve had since president trump and president xi agreed to a truce last month. no...

Though hannity said he was not expecting to be called on stage. but its just the latest illustration of how little space there is between the white house and some right-wing media. number two, a social media reckoning. facebook, twitter and youtube under scrutiny as they struggle to crack down on misinformation, trolling, foreign meddling and hate speech. hauled before congress, tech ceos admitted they were too slow to act and they promised changes. >> we didnt take a broad enough view of our re...

Blasted google accusing it of rigging search results against them and suppressing the voice of conservatives. thats an accusation that google vehemently denies. the google ceo told lawmakers as part of his prepared testimony this morning, quote, i lead this company without political bias. to do otherwise would go against our core principles and interests. joining us is amy klobuchar of minnesota. shes been pushing on big tech for regulation. she joins me now. good morning. thank you for being he...

Beverly holberg of the district media group at the heritage foundation will be at todays hearing and joins us now. thank you for being here. it will be a different day than googles ceo is used to. >> even when you talk about in september you have these other big tech ceos it is facebook and twitter going before the senate you had an empty chair by google. this will be the first time we are going to hear from this. i hope we have some tough questions by the congressman who are there, not grandsta...

Have cleared definitions around hate speech. >> joining me now, nbc news senior business reporter ben popkin and live, "washington post" tech policy reporter tony robb. thanks for being here. that seemed unsatisfying. these tech ceos are never fantastic testimony or tv, but this didnt feel like sundar was ready for prime time. theres the privacy issue, which we often talk about. theres the political manipulation of the internet. theres the question about youtube and the hate that gets spread. th...

This testimony that zuckerberg had. what should he take away from zuckerbergs previous testimony in how he should handle this hearing, what kind of information he should kind of volunteer or how he should dress some of the issues? >> well, look, i think the point being made about the sort of, you know, ineptitude of congress and of lawmakers when it comes to frankly the internet and social media, really works in his advantage. we sort of look at a hearing like this as sort of the culmination of ...

Those that are out liars and worried dont feel they can voice the concern. that is worrying. you need people willing to speak up and sound the alarm. >> thank you all. great conversation. david, alex and as promised after the break. youll get your special interview. kara saturday down with salesforce ceo marc benioff. she sat down with him before the face bike story. he had striking things to say about the social media giant and other tech ceos. today, 97% of employers agree

In doing so we might grant them powers that down the road we would rather have kept for ourselves in a democratic way. >> lots of employees have reached out to you since the report. one can say lots of companies have anonymous sources people at the water cooler who are unhappy. this is different from just people who are saying work is stinky. >> it is. its because facebook internally has such a happy go lucky culture. more than any other tech company i have covered. theres a vibe at facebook is ...