The only governmental entity with the resources to deal with the structural problems of poverty in the cities is the federal government. The federal government has failed and refused over the last few years to invest in housing, to invest in the urban core in our cities.
Villaraigosa criticizes the federal government's lack of investment in urban housing and poverty issues.
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I don't support the notion we should expedite the deportation of the people. That's not the answer.
The fact is, if he wants to propose a DREAM Act now, a permanent solution, he can do it. He could call on the Congress to do what they should have done a long time ago.
The fact of the matter is the president did the right thing, that reflected his values, reflected the fact that these kids are going to contribute mightily to the nation.
Absolutely not. You can't have it both ways. He says he doesn't want to mass deport 11 million people, but he wants to make conditions so miserable, so intolerable, so oppressive that they self-deport.