Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel Pt.1

Welcome back this is Tom Finneran you while listening to parents forum on AM 680 WR KO phone number here is 6172666868 the email address is -- Internet WR KO dot com we've been talking about the presidential debate. I took it would have -- at a micro -- from Alaska as I guessed it the the ability ally and true to his word the senator is on the line welcome senator -- bell. -- I'm doing great thank you congratulations participating in another debate last night at saint Anselm. Yeah as it dragged I've made it home meantime dramatic tape -- my wife but I watched it together. And and we enjoyed it let's get right into it senator right honesty and we might have you for a two segments that we can do some calls in a little bit. Kennedy was the only one on the stage last night who Yancey who responded to in the affirmative to the question about English. As the official language of the United States others. Went off had made a technical distinction between official language in national language do you buy the distinction.

I'm not in the slightest and it's a fabrication -- a curious thing that it's you can print up ballots -- can do things. As you know kind of the speaker Ivan the speaker and the government could look -- who -- in terms of printing up book. Whatever but we do need to understand. That English is the national language I in my presence differently in different uninteresting in California when they passed this by initiative. But you have to have a look no vote. They would vote to make English the language and moved -- my neighborhood which is the second reason with my parents my -- could couldn't speak English. He went the children to learn English group that's you can make your way.

In the United States of America -- I hope upon -- by Iraq. Obama describes it as divisive and I look upon it is exactly the opposite I looked upon it as unify.

That's -- isn't exactly or abroad was Communists. Divisive it was legitimate question that the only started didn't know these nuances. Between nationalism and legal language. But it that has two languages they immediately cool. But that was you people who aren't worth it removed speaking -- but -- I -- have been -- to -- language. But the studies show and listens and so with that with the Hispanic right now that the second generation out. Whose language my children did not speak French. In the and I think that the laws should -- that the nature of the east and and thank god we do have institutions in the Assumption College is one of them where they tried to Foster these incidents of French.

In an end to what you described as job family's experience in which you know you dad wanted to learn it and wanted to make sure that the kids learn to because that was going to be the medium of exchange if you will that was the manner of communication and of listening of learning -- participating in the American dream that's true for every immigrant group that have a -- the United States of America.

That's exactly correct and who flew split in newspapers I didn't realize and I was so bizarre it is that this is puzzling difficult the united side.

I watched closely -- one -- hand was the only hand that went up senator writes that the myself -- usual I'm going to ask senator rebel about that one when he and I talk tomorrow let's let's jump to immigration if we can't a lot of controversy on that people would jump but. All over the all over the place. -- a pending bill down of the Senate they'll resume debate on at this week senator. What is your view on this issue of immigration it has everybody and allow there. And have people I think on all sides seem very concerned about border security Hubei having been a member of the United States senate awhile back senator what what you a sense of what we should be doing as a nation.

First the the problem that we're having with respect to immigration means is that is as a result of our trade agreements when when NAFTA was sold it was sold it well it's going to be good -- Mexico and Central America and it's going to be good for America -- hasn't turned out that way it's good for the management and the investors stock closed -- but it it was a good for the for the Mexicans and in fact it was just opposite is confident have a problem and that's. Why people -- just. In drove trying to find employment now will be -- employment in to agree we don't have an unemployment problem in this country that will look legitimate job. Now when they say about 1112 million people that the income if we will chase awkward study to find them. -- include -- all of those people here we -- ourselves into a depression we're talking about 17% the construction labor force in this country is it would just be wiped out overnight.

So you would not go for mass deportation -- the border fence what -- she view captured the.

Defense and the participants sudden. We will hear -- critical of the Communist because they the Berlin wall not offense at all -- that we need to do is the work quit these countries that have employment problem for the people could stay at home. But would rather stay -- the beginning employment completely agree if we're successful in may eventually getting the green tax passed. You can have 10% growth in the country that we don't have enough people. To be able to handle that degree of employment -- think what -- immigrant student they can ruin. -- could move -- and as a new generation to -- for the gentrification of the old generation who -- approved for the Social Security the older folks with the the new folks coming in. And working hard to realize the American dream.

Senator what do you what do you say to those people who go to -- consul officer an embassy office take out the paperwork -- go about go through all the background checks in the like. And just wait and wait and wait -- play by the rules and by all accounts that I've read that sometimes -- anywhere between a few would sometimes several years. Before they even begin to approach the border the United States and yet. We read day after day after day about you know 12000015 maybe 20 million. Illegal aliens in our midst people who have found other ways to -- what would you response to the prisoners playing by the rules.

Well of course there's no response to it that the group. Who procedures that deal with the problem you hear the -- the root of the problem is the economic conditions of the country's. We have an effect of that so if you want to solve the long term problem that to to -- The short term problem you know what you called equitable solution to the short term problem. Because used the economy could not stay in traditional -- so in the -- where it's taking so long to process. These as these immigrants coming into that's a bureaucratic problem. The immigration service that is that incompetent and and now with our crew or all this fear of terrorism you look at what we do the people at the airport. At this -- with a we damaging this country extensively but it. Students who were coming to the United States. Put China from India who are these other countries too little commitment tapped into by judicial system that's been cut back considerably. -- realized. That's the strength this country there was going to come for the country. Iran is English. -- society. Goes back to this country and that's good -- making economic decisions wouldn't -- going to by the product that they know they're going to buy it from the United States.

know -- that I I agree with you on that one a cutback in -- of the brave people of the world -- used to come to. Weather -- cal poly tech or MIT but in the like well he had they've made it much more difficult and that's not wise set policy -- Iraq.

I was the baton let's -- in confidence in the talking about so you could turn around so you know we're not it's not fair -- life into a good statement that John Kennedy you know the right field would.

that. Gasoline prices brought up last night by -- one of the commentators. And they asked specifically what would people do we have -- anything about gasoline prices the as a former senate the senator rebels -- speaking just so the audience -- of speaking with former United States senator Mike -- from Alaska coming from a state that had been that head hasn't had huge supplies of oil reserves what's your sense of the gas prices interview the president senator what would you do about that issue.

Was confesses to a one of those. Every time the price despite the government without dozen of the study with your taxpayer dollars and they find out that there's -- price gouging there's a lot of aberrations in particularly new refineries this but. But he always stuff to get refineries going and got no -- for the company. They know morality in the -- but the by the same token it is democratic of these politicians so there's price -- does not -- anomalies and and you see it doing do you so put them sustained and really pander -- in in perpetuate the ignorance that exists in our society. Well it was a problem wouldn't populist now. You want to stop the -- depressing of gasoline and I pointed out. The -- I would do nothing to low prices -- there's no price gouging let the market view it that. But we're looking upon the -- 23 dollars and 25 cents this forward are out there that you're not seeing the in this in this study who has been Columbia four hours that shows. What you're -- would probably seven dollars and 25 cents for gasoline. You don't food court hours that that's the price worth paying lip to keep our military around the world to maintain the stability of oil prices.

You may have last night that you mention that last night in the presidential debate senator if we can take a very short break now what can continue with UN then with some calls from listeners. He run WR KO have been talking to form a United States -- a micro fell just off the performance last night at Iranian sums on the democratic presidential debate and he's going to stay with us and I'll be back to UN DR calls in a moment on AM 680 WR KO.

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