For years, immigration has been at the forefront of the national debate, but a legislative

solution remains elusive. Judy Woodruff recently met a group of citizens trying to push for

bipartisan immigration reform, even in this polarized age. It's part of her series,

America, at a crossroads.

We have to stop the bleeding between that means to secure the border. I believe that

this country is based on immigrants and it thrives on immigrants. On a recent Saturday morning,

locals gathered at a community center in South Lebanon, Ohio, a small working class city of

about 6,000 residents northeast of Cincinnati.

To discuss an issue that has divided families, communities, Congress and the country, and

left tens of millions of people in legal limbo for decades.

My husband came from Mexico to the United States to build a better life and provide for his mom, dad, and sisters in Mexico in 2000.

She, all done known, put a toll on our family, like not knowing if she's coming home with us each night, fearing immigration,

fearing that they're going to take him from his job site. Some of these issues that have come up on immigration in particular have really hit home

for me because I'm sort of of that rust belt area where workers and people who are getting

addicted to drugs and committing suicide and things like that.

And so I think that is tied to a larger issue of ignoring workers' welfare.

The meeting was organized by Braver Angels, a bridging group that brings together regular

people from across the political divide to try to turn down the temperature on partisanship

and polarization. I think we all, as humans, have a lot more in common than I think our media presents.

I poured out my most deeply held values around this issue, and the red-leaning guy I was with

said, there's not one thing you said that I disagree.

This discussion took place in the same room where Braver Angels began nine years ago, following

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