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Political commentator and dan res trep poe, former adviser to president obama on latin american affairs. a lot to go over. a lot happened over the weekend. at least a lot of fighting over the issue, not a lot of action. listen here real quick, guys, to two lawmakers who seem just as dug in as ever. seems like we're going nowhere fast. listen to this. >> there has to be a halt to this. that's what we want and the best way to do that is for planeloads of these young people to be returning the the country of origin. we can't have an unending flow of children from central america into our country....

And the attorney general facing. >> kevin, quick last word? >> i would agree, yes, racism does exist. to equate any opposition to the president that is substantive as being about race is unhelpful. let's remember, president obama when he was first elected was at 70% approval rating. he's now in the 40s and in many places only the high 30s, not because of his race but because people think he's taking the country in the wrong direction and has advanced the wrong policies. >> key word is substantive. kevin and dan, thank you very much. important conversation to have. you'll be hearing about the a...

Looking at the president, that there is race as part of this. listen to a little bit of what he said to pierre thomas. >> there is a certain level of vee men's directed at me, directed at the president. there's a certain racial component to this for some people. i don't think this is a main driver, but for some there's a racial animus. >> what do you make of it, dan? what do you make of what eric holder is pointing out? >> one is, he thinks only a portion of the animus directed towards him and the president has a basis in race. i think the important thing about eric holder and his role in the ...