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>> they don't want to go backwards to a day when young people who as children were brought to the united states and were raised with our kids and went to school with our kids. are our kids, are americans through and through, in everything except the papers that somehow they should be sent away instead of contributing to the united states of america. >> ana marie, it strikes me that even if you leave policy aside, what you see there is president obama is very comfortable talking about this, and it's yet another instance where the frequently awkward mitt romney is even more awkward, when he just...

Obama talking today about the difference between mitt romney and him on this issue. >> they don't want to go backwards to a day when young people who as children were brought to the united states and were raised with our kids and went to school with our kids. are our kids, are americans through and through, in everything except the papers that somehow they should be sent away instead of contributing to the united states of america. >> ana marie, it strikes me that even if you leave policy aside, what you see there is president obama is very comfortable talking about this, and it's yet another ...

Meeting today. wendell goler at the white house. wendell, senator marco rubio took the stage a couple of hours before the president did. >> shep, rubio is a tea party darling and mitt romney has made a point of saying that he is one of the people being considered for the number two slot. unionio's version of the dream act was a model for the president's decision last week to suspend deportations for most young people brought to this country illegally. rubio says it's not just a law and order issue. >> it's also a human issue. these are real people. these are human beings who have children and ...

That document what that strategy is. in north carolina, it's not working. one of the things that we're seeing that's really extraordinary is reverend barber has been incredibly vocal in his on suggest to amendment one has been touring the state to get that message out there. and he's joined by african american clergy from across faith's traditions. and i think we're seeing the discourse start to change. now, at the same time, i think efforts are being made for this to be a racially devicive issue. but i think there are some promising things happening that's actually the human reality of this. ...

And it was the petition as a starting point that gave us something to put out on facebook, twitter, as a focus point for that, and it didn't take long. i think that the facts of the case spoke to people very quickly, and kind of instantly engaged them. we saw that despite some people who have been alienated, i think white people and black people all understand how long this was initially, and able to do -- it's not a lot to sign a petition online, it's easy to do. i think it's an emotionally healthy thing to do and gives people an opportunity to participate. >> and people responded all around ...