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24/04/2013 GMT

Carlos Gutierrez - US Secretary of Commerce 2005 – 2009

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The US debate on offering citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants

The US debate on a plan that would offer citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants. Are America's conservatives ready for their country's new demographic reality?

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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