Posted on 11/21/2019 9:22:48 PM PST by conservative98
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and an immigrants’ rights activist on Thursday engaged in an unusually extended clash over Obama-era deportation policies in an exchange that turned sharply confrontational.
For more than six minutes in a palpably tense gym here during a town hall-style event at Lander University, Mr. Biden sparred with the activist, Carlos Rojas, an organizer with the immigrants’ rights group Movimiento Cosecha. The organization is urging presidential candidates to back a moratorium on deportations on their first day in office and has protested Mr. Biden before.
“You should vote for Trump,” Mr. Biden admonished Mr. Rojas during one of the most heated moments, after Mr. Rojas rattled off deportation figures under the Obama administration amid scattered cries of “give him the mic!”
“You should vote for Trump,” Mr. Biden repeated.
“No, no,” Mr. Rojas said. “I’m not going to do that.”
Mr. Biden was not the only presidential candidate to face protesters Thursday evening. In Atlanta, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts was interrupted during a speech at Clark Atlanta University by a group of charter school activists.
In South Carolina, Mr. Rojas began the exchange by translating for an immigrant named Silvia who raised concerns about the deportation numbers under former President Barack Obama.
“If you were to be president, will you stop deportations on Day 1 through executive action?” Mr. Rojas asked.
“No,” Mr. Biden responded. “I will not stop all deportations. I will prioritize deportations only of people who have committed a felony or a serious crime, number one.”
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“Number two,” he continued, “to compare President Obama to this guy is outrageous.”
The room applauded.
Mr. Biden went on to defend the Obama administration’s record on immigration, and said he would not discuss any areas of internal disagreement with Mr. Obama. And he repeatedly said he would not back a total moratorium on deportations, even as his remarks were punctuated several times by protesters who shouted, “Not one more deportation.” After Mr. Biden promised that there would not be family separations under his administration, someone shouted, “That’s a lie!”
Popcorn, lots of popcorn.
Put both of them in a straight jacket, give them an enema and deport them. Rojas to his country of origin and Biden to a mental institution in Outer Mongolia. As for Lizzie do the same jacket/enema treatment and put her in a teepee in her backyard.
Oh yeah! Be sure and give Lizzie a bottle of beer too.
“You should vote for Trump”. So quid pro Joe is campaigning for Trump? Thanks Joe!
What did Outer Mongolia every do to you? :)
True better northern Russia. I’m hearing the radiation is great this time of year, can’t have Uncle Joe getting cold. :)
“That’s a lie!”
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Applies to just about everything the Idiot Biden says.
This was staged to bolster Biden’s appeal on immigration.
Most certainly the issue pooled well with the focus group.
poled well, too
If I didn't know better, I'd suspect that just might be Equine1952's "go to" move.
Obama and his organization are working to get Butt-edge-edge elected
Delve into the mayor’s Marxist upbringing. He is the chosen one.
And polled even better!
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