Debating the path to comprehensive immigration reform

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: President and CEO of National Council of la Raza Janet Murguia (R) speaks to the press after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House as AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (L) listens February 5, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama was meeting with labor leaders to discuss issues including immigration reform, economy, and deficit reduction. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Earlier this year when the president of the self-described “largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the country” called President Obama a “Deporter in Chief” for his administration’s deportation policies, it became a rallying cry for some fed up with the lack of movement on the country’s immigration reform. It garnered national attention and also gained her many critics.

Earlier this year when the president of the self-described “largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the country” called President Obama a “Deporter in Chief” for his administration’s deportation policies, it became a rallying cry for some fed up with the lack of movement on the country’s immigration reform. It garnered national attention and also gained her many critics.

Janet Murguia, president of The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) joins Larry in studio to talk about immigration reform, the Latino Vote in midterm elections and how California’s growing Latino population is shaping the state.

Guest:

Janet Murguia, president and CEO of The National Council of La Raza