Posted on 07/13/2015 8:16:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Speaking to a cheering Latino crowd, Sanders promised he would bring justice to undocumented people.
Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke out against racism and advocated for significant immigration reform on Monday, contesting media criticism that he has failed to connect with African-American and Latin American communities.
Sanders spoke at the National Council of La Raza, the largest Latino advocacy group in the U.S., to share his views on racism, immigration reform and economic inequality in the country.
After recognizing the history of racism that “has played in the United States since its inception,” including the near-genocide of Native Americans and the enslavement of black Africans, Sanders said that progress has been made in “overcoming racism and defeating it.”
In reference to the controversial anti-Mexican statements made by his Republican counterpart Donald Trump, he said that “no one, not Donald Trump nor anyone else, will be successful in dividing us based on race or our country of origin.”
In a country that hosts 11 million undocumented people, mostly from Mexico and other Latin American countries, immigration reform was a key speaking point in Sanders’ address to Latino voters.
“Let us be frank, today’s undocumented workers play an extraordinary role in our economy... undocumented workers are doing the extremely difficult work of harvesting our crops, building our homes, cooking our meals, and caring of our children,” Sanders affirmed to a cheering crowd....
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For what it’s worth, Bernie Sanders voted against W’s amnesty bill, back in the days. Since he was my senator, I wrote him asking to do so. And he replied that he would, since illegals took jobs away from native Vermonters.
Of course, things may be different now. But he’s not a total loss on this issue.
Bernie WIll Bring Us Togther..
NOT THEM...US
Us.........meaning common sense folks who will see to it that this stark raving mad lil commie puke will never ever be elected POTUS
I’m not sure I understand your comment. Are you saying you trust his past position, and figure that he’s just pandering now?
So, do I have this straight?
Bernie Sanders is deploring “dividing us based on race or our country of origin” in an address to a racist group whose mission is “dividing us based on race and our country of origin”?
Got it...
Every Democrat candidate is now racing to speak to Hispanic groups.
The Donald Effect
+2pts, no net.
Well, my take on Bernie Sanders is that he is certainly a “progressive,” not a conservative. But on the whole he is a decent guy, and seems to be honest.
I don’t know what he would do on the immigration issue, frankly. But if he changed his mind, it would probably not be because he was bought out by the Chamber of Commerce guys.
I’d say he’s a bit like Mayor Koch used to be. Honest and decent, but far too liberal to want in office.
La Raza seeks to “liberate” 6 states from the United States and create it’s own country. One could say it is equal to ISIS taking over the Middle East to create its own country. Why was Bernie there again speaking to them? Hello? Bueller? Bueller?
.... A person that share other peoples (fill in the blank) by force ....is not decent
Say, wasn’t there a movie about Bernie? I think he looked better in the movie.
As law breaking illegals; as are many of you here.
Tell me why ICE is not lining up buses at these events !
And they get voting, bleeding heart dip$hits to believe them.
.....Americans for the grim reaper....
Not bad. You might have a future in sound biting.
Ya mean la raza ( The Race”) wants to establish a Latino caliphate?
And the democrats are taking turns pandering to this group while Rinse Priebus wrings his hands over losing their votes?
Okay
“Sanders promised he would bring justice to undocumented people.”
History is full of socialists delivering “special treatment” to specific groups of people.
Just another tier on the mountain of skulls built by socialism.
Sounds like he’s true to his Party...
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