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sarisataka

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Wed Feb 5, 2020, 11:41 PM Feb 2020

'Why didn't you stay in Mexico?': Man heckles Latino dad at community meeting on racism

'Why didn't you stay in Mexico?': Man heckles Latino dad at community meeting on racism

A community meeting meant to address concerns over racism in a Michigan school district appeared to become proof of the problem after a white parent suggested to a Latino father that he shouldn't have immigrated to the United States.

Adrian Iraola, who came to the U.S. from Mexico and whose now-grown children went through the schools in Saline, recalled his son's experience of racism in the district.

"I went to his bedroom to say good night, and he was crying because of the abuse that he was enduring in this school system,” Iraola said at the school board meeting Monday in the largely-white district south of Ann Arbor.

Iraola was interrupted by a white parent, Tom Burtell, who said, “So why didn’t you stay in Mexico?”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/why-didn-t-you-stay-mexico-man-heckles-latino-dad-n1130551
Video of meeting at link
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'Why didn't you stay in Mexico?': Man heckles Latino dad at community meeting on racism (Original Post) sarisataka Feb 2020 OP
And my answer would be.. Chipper Chat Feb 2020 #1
Anybody else noticing a lot of visitors from various circles of hell? struggle4progress Feb 2020 #2
+1, and damn near everyone of em are stupid ... that deep kinda stupid too uponit7771 Feb 2020 #3
+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #4
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