EPISODE · Apr 24, 2013 · 23 MIN
Carlos Gutierrez - US Secretary of Commerce 2005 – 2009
from The Interview · host BBC World Service
The United States is a nation built by immigrants, but immigration is also an issue which has created deep divisions. As the United States Congress prepares to debate a plan that would offer a pathway to citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants, America’s conservatives face a question – are they ready to embrace their country’s new demographic reality?HARDtalk speaks to Carlos Gutierrez, a former Republican Secretary of Commerce. America is changing fast; can the Republican Party keep up?(Image: Former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez (left) and former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Credit: Associated Press)
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The United States is a nation built by immigrants, but immigration is also an issue which has created deep divisions. As the United States Congress prepares to debate a plan that would offer a pathway to citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants, America’s conservatives face a question – are they ready to embrace their country’s new demographic reality?HARDtalk speaks to Carlos Gutierrez, a former Republican Secretary of Commerce. America is changing fast; can the Republican Party keep up?(Image: Former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez (left) and former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Credit: Associated Press)
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