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♪ ♪ . >> laura: according to forbes there are more than 44 million borrowers who oh a collective 1.5 trillion in student loan debt and that means instead of working to ease the burden of that growing debt, what are we doing? law makers in new york just approved a program that allows undocumented immigrants access to financial aid of over $5,000 a year. so how do current students saddled with loans feel about this? joining us julia boudreaux, she has committed the next eight years to service to our country to pay back here loan. and mickey cones is an advocate for this bill and new york cit...

New york state is $168 billion. dreamers contribute $115 million to state and local economies, and this bill will only cost $27 million. for this is, and investment. these are people who pay taxes, contribute to the economy, some of them are citizens, they are dreamers, children of undocumented people in new york, who been paying taxes, and deserved the same privileges and rights that we have just by being in the right area, born in the right area. now ultimately -- >> laura: i have a question. hold on, hold on, hold on. take a breath. should people in other countries who want to come here and...

He said it was definitely part of the conversation he was having with mexico. your last word? >> obviously must have been brought up. when mexico, they have 68 billion dollar surplus trading with the u.s. economics comes into play. they recognize where they are making a lot of their money. i would imagine in this trade dispute, more of a commerce pact, maybe the border wall. >> thank you for coming on the program for the first time. new details on president trump's meeting with deputy attorney general rosenstein. could be another delay due to the drama of supreme court nominee brett kavanaug...

Economy. it's the highest in income tax, sales tax, and gas tax which is 50-cent per gallon. the state is gearing up for pension crisis. they have a liability for what they have in assets. the retirement system is the nations largest pension trust fund. in 2016 this was only 69% funded. that's a $168 billion liability. making up the difference means more contributions from police, fire, and school district. governor brown passed a moderate version of pension reform in 2012 he could have done more. he told california cities he wouldn't bail them out with regard to pension costs.

Economy. it's the highest in income tax, sales tax, and gas tax which is 50-cent per gallon. the state is gearing up for pension crisis. they have a liability for what they have in assets. the retirement system is the nations largest pension trust fund. in 2016 this was only 69% funded. that's a $168 billion liability. making up the difference means more contributions from police, fire, and school district. governor brown passed a moderate version of pension reform in 2012 he could have done more. he told california cities he wouldn't bail them out with regard to pension costs.