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The bronx is, let's face it, a big blank space in a lot of people's minds, even people like me who live, what, ten minutes away? we don't know anything about that big area between yankee stadium and the bronx zoo. what you should know is that the bronx is big, really big. and that it's a patchwork of ethic enclaves, a cross section of the whole world. every immigrant group you could think of. ♪ ♪ justin has taken it upon himself to serve as the bronx' culinary ambassador. >> let the dinner begin. >> an evangelist for the cause of introducing the splendiferous delights to the ignorant -- we...

Americans." it's become a three-part documentary series that premiers next tuesday. ray, latinos are viewed by some people as other or perhaps not beneficial to america. but as you argue, as you point out, they have been part of the rich history of america for a very long time. >> and there's really no other immigrant group like it that was here when the country was born, already here for centuries and has come in large numbers since. so an immigrant group but also one of the original founding groups of this country. >> i think the militarization of the border had an interesting impact on the ...

Genuine desire now to move on this. i guess i could see the genuine desire among republicans and running statewide and a particular liability for them if they don't address this issue but i think national journal today looked at the house republican conference, the average house republican member represents a more white district today than in 2006 and 2007 when this thing blew up. more than half of the republicans represent districts more than 80% white and wondering what's to prevent house republicans from revolting against any kind of deal like five or six years ago and blowing it up all ove...

>> what makes you think you aren't, in a different context? >> i just happen to fit the times. my grandfather, his political career was limited partly because he was part of the immigrant group, who would not achieve success, but partly because he did do these things and therefore he never concentrated enough to get what he really wanted, which was either governor or senator. now it requires far more work, politics is far more serious business. >> your father was a little more removed emotionally than your grandfather, is it safe to say? >> yeah, i think so. >> or his view of himself. >> i'd r...

Family, they have they're religious catholic, socially conservative, especially on brgs. these are a national constituency. they are a striving immigrant group and that is a natural conservative constituency. >> bill: joining us from washington to react is the democratic congressman luis gutierrez. so what do you think about charles' analysis that hispanic american voting block, obviously talking generally here could be persuaded to come into the republic party? what do you think about that? >> i think if you make -- charles makes an argument that has some truth to it. there are 52 million lat...