Hard Line Side News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

We know that about 10% of the population is undocumented, which is close to double of the national average and in houston, of those undocumented persons, a quarter are construction workers. so i haven't seen exact ybs yet since president trump took office, just hearing some folks on the ground, folks working with construction workers, added a advocates wie know they are leaving, going to other states that don't have this climate texas does. >> i imagine somebody on the hard line side of the immigration debate might put it and they'd say, well, those jobs should be for american citizens. if the...

That was what was able to get the city up and running again. the same thing will be needed for houston. but given the climate, will we have that manpower? >> do you have a sense? are you able to put any numbers on? if there is a potential for shortfall of workers, is there a rough estimate you can put on it? >> what we have been seeing, in houston, we know that about 10% of the population is undocumented. which is close to double of the national average. and in houston, of those undocumented persons, a quarter are construction workers. so i haven't seen exact numbers yet since president trump ...

I'm afraid is going to be happening in texas for now at least the next two days. clayton: we are relying on cell phones, battery powered alps. we don't have home internet. we have our ipads and iphone and have you some apps including scanner 911. what does it let us look at. >> scanner 911. brilliant app. to have. keep in mind when i was in katrina much like today the cell phone towers that surround the storm, if the wires are still connected to them to the phone companies on the hard line side those for go about 2 to 3 days without any electricity. we were able to use that during katrina. and...

As, you know, american citizens, fully embracing american life. they will have this opportunity to remain in the country with a status that is legal under this, to get work permits and that sort of thing. this is a big development. it is a reversal but one we saw coming. it happens on the anniversary of the president's announcement as a candidate. >> it is significant. politically, how will this news be received? obviously, some of his supporters might not be happy, but you have a lot of dreamers briefing a sigh of relief today. >> we had president trump signaling this before. had shown some s...

It seems to me, and i said this positively, that i believe hillary clinton's position on sere y arming the moderate forces, if you can find them, on the iraq war back then, issues of dealing with putin, how tough to be. she's more the hard line side than the president. i think he's a softer line. most people would say. but i also think it's the sweet spot. i think the country probably in the next election wants somebody a bit more hard lined. go ahead. >> i don't think her position on syria is a popular position. either she believes it or she thinks it's a good political position because she w...