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>> dana: the trump administration has taken many steps to keep undocumented immigrants out of the u.s., but has also taken new steps toward legal immigration. merit or skill base. tensions flared at the white house this afternoon when a reporter took issue with the proposal favoring emigrants who speak english. >> this whole notion, they have to learn english before they get to united states, are we just going to bring people from great britain and australia? >> it's actually, i want to say, i am shocked at your statement that you think only people from great britain and australia would know e...

Steps to keep undocumented immigrants out of the u.s., but has also taken new steps toward legal immigration. merit or skill base. tensions flared at the white house this afternoon when a reporter took issue with the proposal favoring emigrants who speak english. >> this whole notion, they have to learn english before they get to united states, are we just going to bring people from great britain and australia?avna >> it's actually, i want to say, i am shocked at your statement that you think only people from great britain and australia would know english it is actually, reveals your cosmopoli...

And very frankly we are not retaining people that have to have those skills. so what we are saying is let's reach out to develop that kind of skill base that is absolutely essential to a military in the 21st century. >> all right. mr. secretary, thank you so much. >> leon panetta, we greatly appreciate it. >> still ahead on "morning joe" -- >> the big difference between television and working on newspapers is that here, you got to get people to like you or you won't get paid. well, walter cronkite. the man goes a quarter century doing television news and he never makes an enemy. i come out of ...

They moved to lower cost locations. now, at the same time we also saw a lot of manufacturers investing in automation. those who wanted to stay because they said with the comparative high cost of labor. i can take it. >> it's too long the jobs, gone for such an extended period of time, t not practical. is that what you're saying? >> well, it's possible. because if you think about when a lot of these jobs moved offshore to china, for example, back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when these jobs were moving into china, china also didn't have the skill base or the supplier base. but they did a ...

Outspoking ceo's in the world. soon howard slults will hand over the reigns of the $85 billion company. why? >> you said that you love this company like your family, how did you come to the decision that now is the time to hand it over? >> we have worked together on the board and for almost ten years now. in that period, we basically have co-authored the long-term strategy of the company. i also think with great humility that his skill base is better suited to run on a going forward basis than myself. >> why? >> his experience with regard to