You're watching...
Define America co-founder Jose Antonio Vargas on the state of America’s immigration policies.
Also in this playlist...
Auto-advance: ON
Auto-advance
This transcript is automatically generated
And -- is the one thing I wanna make sure that -- say this because you know I've been I've grown up watching you.
I have I have.
I don't know I just want you to think of all the kids sitting in classrooms across America every year 65000.
Undocumented people graduate from high school I remember sitting in my classroom.
Thinking in Mountain View where I grew up.
Whenever somebody referred to yes illegal him and -- you -- you I'm.
I am a human -- -- do you wanna be called a human being what I wanna be called the human being and it's -- undocumented.
Immigrant.
Unauthorized stock authorized but meanwhile we're asking out words matter in that regard certain words do matter if -- you know -- if you can't accept the reality.
That -- illegal.
And NI -- that as -- without authorization yeah.
If you can't accept that there's no way to move forward -- -- -- -- Charles sport that oh that why are you arguing about where the dock and into opt all of a sudden onset -- it's a waste of -- it's not.
All in saint Ignatius political again yesterday on its not a -- would you play with.
Words like that it's a gain.
Here's the reality I have said is -- is anyone can I want to see solution yes and we and I think -- for that and I thank you forgot I'm not doing it for you.
Yeah I'm during a for the nation in the national interest I think it's and that's nations and yes it is I'm not suggesting it hit in mind you.
I'm suggesting because it's right for the country.
To come up with a rational effective humane solution absolutely -- you know what's wrong.
What's happened a year trying to come up with pollution.
Consensus.
And you know 11.
Open borders Africa and you can me.
There blue line there.
-- La Raza echo through the list the left wing represented by amongst other senator Chuck Schumer.
-- and I mean he deposits hey you know.
Who are like -- a tremendous.
You wanna you wanna whole low.
And you wanna argue about what language is gonna be spoken -- what listen to me I'm listening and number analyst and he might give you the last word.
We can solve these things but we gotta stop with the nonsense.
You wanna have radical discussions about excellence -- tactics about controlling language.
Except the language because it's gonna be the language -- this country no matter what you think.
English it's going to be straightforward plain spoken because when you become an America I think you're well -- thank you when you become an America.
Being plain spoken straightforward.
Is going to be a big premium and it'll help restore the nation to.
Its reputation for having always been plain spoken.
-- that the last word.
The last word is so there are 36.
Undocumented.
Americans on this cover for fifteen different countries Israel Nigeria Brazil the Philippines Korea.
Are people like me have been paying taxes -- eleven point two billion dollars in 2000 and and.
Have you made any money.
When of course don't so you paid money.
But what -- your owners' money but it's or you pay tax courts and I'm about its -- -- do you think that.
That's that's sort of the view that's the right color to be competitive so -- -- brag about bragging about it the what did you bring an abacus.
All year have been -- -- people.
Do you -- China.
Asked by other people aren't I want to ask questions here isn't it can also be answered for -- here's my statement to you -- I would love.
To figure out how like how you would.
In a conversation right -- wouldn't that define American to have a conversation with can find a solution.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Going to meet -- -- that is are gonna happen.
This is not a negotiation we -- additional laws.
We're a nation of sovereign borders we are compassionate and welcoming nation.
And where we're going to be.
Will be at that frontier of American values that you want to embrace you -- -- it paragraphs -- to embrace them so there's no compromise.
Be in America.
Embrace America.
And everything we stand for.
And believable.
Work ever that the -- was that you will wants them.
You're gonna enjoy a bright light it's a great country what you think but it's a beautiful question let's say thanks a bad bank.
