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What's that balance like? >> we have lived with offshore drilling for so long, for however long they've been drilling offshore, that it's not really an us or them. i have friends who work offshore. if you lived here you would too. you might have family members. so it's not an us versus them. it is all of us in this region knowing that's a large part of our economy and also knowing that it's a very dangerous operation, a very dangerous industry. and when things go wrong, there are terrible consequences. >> frances coleman, editorial page editor for "the mobile press register" in alabama. can't ...

>> we have lived with offshore drilling for so long, for however long they've been drilling offshore, that it's not really us or them. i have friends who work offshore. if you lived here you would too. you might have family members. so it's not us versus them. it is all of us in this region knowing that's a large part of our economy and also knowing that it's a very dangerous operation, a very dangerous industry. and when things go wrong, there are terrible consequences. >> frances coleman, editorial page editor for "the mobile press register" in alabama. can't tell you how much i appreciate y...

Wanting those jobs there? what's that balance like? >> we have lived with offshore drilling for so long, for however long they've been drilling offshore, that it's not really anus or them. i have friends who work offshore. if you lived here you would too. you might have family members. so it's not an us versus them. it is all of us in this region knowing that's a large part of our economy and also knowing that it's a very dangerous operation, a very dangerous industry. and when things go wrong, there are terrible consequences. >> frances coleman, editorial page editor for "the mobile press reg...

>> every one of the technologies is improving. you can make the case, really low wages, like some countries have with no technology, and you can make the case that raising the minimum wage could push work offshore, and it's going to happen anyway. when google creates a self driving car, because it's a better technology than having somebody not drive well and play the wrong radio when he is in the car with you. >> john, amazon and other companies say this is not going to stop, this is not going to mean that they are going to fire workers, but will it stop them from hiring workers? our job marke...