Page 2 - 2015 However News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Than donald trump. actually by a lot. and according to gallup, even the number of republicans in favor of legalization has more than doubled since the early 2000s. it's now at 42%. at a campaign rally back in 2015, donald trump had this to say on the topic. >> marijuana thing, it's such a big -- such a big thing. i think medical should happen, right? don't we agree? i mean i think so. and then i really believe you should leave it up to the states. it should be a state situation. >> yet in the american legal system, there exists a fundamental contradiction about the legalization of pot. on a fe...

Heard the phrase "make america great again," which results in the election of the president donald j. trump. talk to us about that populist sentiment there in france. marine le pen hoping to gain tractions from voters, frustrated with the status quo, frustrated with people at the top of office. what are the roots of that frustration? >> right, well, this party goes back a long way. remember that in 2002, the electorate were shocked in what were very low turnout when is her father made it through to the second round. at that time, 80% of the population came together in the runoff stages and ret...

Immigration and crime. authorities are not suggesting that. the crime grew 7% from 2012 to 2015. according to the u.s. state department, 4% of the growth in crime from 2014 to 2015 was computer related fraud. now graphic three. we have sexual offenses in sweden dropped from 2012 to 2015. however, during the four-year period, islam phobic crimes jumped or doubled between 2012 and 2015. this country has crime, it has challenges, it has had a difficult time absorbing the population of 10 million with 100,000 people in a four-year period, but it is not a conflict zone. not a war zone. this is not ...

During the same period, sexual offenses in sweden, you see they hovered around the same area. in fact, dropped between 2014 and 2015. however, when you look at islamaphobic crime, attacks on muslim targets, that jumped considerably between 2012 and 2015. nearly doubled. immigration is a political issue here. it is contentious. it contributed to a growth in the polls for a right wing political party that has a tough anti-immigrant line. this again is not a country that suffered a significant terror attack in recent years. it certainly is not a country in crisis. >> ivan watson, thank you. ube...

Picture in terms of the economy. although there's a 5% unemployment rate, the labor participation rate, it is historic low. number of people collecting food stamps has gone up from 31, almost 32 million people in january 2009, to 45 million in october 2015. >> however, in 2009, this is what president obama had to say about the economy. >> and with our friends and allies we will forge a new and comprehensive strategy for afghanistan and pakistan to defeat al qaeda and combat extremism. because i will not allow terrorists to plot against the american people from safe havens halfway around the wo...