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(10,336 posts) Mon Jan 25, 2016, 01:12 AM Jan 2016

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My guess is that it's because it's a stupid, divisive, and counterproductive idea. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #1

why not ? cubans coming to the US have for years been treated differently than others JI7 Jan 2016 #3

That is true. artislife Jan 2016 #7

because they are Pragmatic JI7 Jan 2016 #2

Well, then, Sanders is pragmatic as well. nt silvershadow Jan 2016 #4

Does Sanders? hfojvt Jan 2016 #5

personally, yes I probably do. nt silvershadow Jan 2016 #9

On what basis do you say Governor O'Malley doesn't support reparations? elleng Jan 2016 #6

my search of the public record indicates no such support silvershadow Jan 2016 #8

Nye Bevan

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1. My guess is that it's because it's a stupid, divisive, and counterproductive idea.

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Mon Jan 25, 2016, 01:14 AM

Jan 2016

Send a check to Clarence Thomas and Ben Carson, while some poor Hispanic family living in a trailer park gets nothing? Seriously?

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JI7

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3. why not ? cubans coming to the US have for years been treated differently than others

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Mon Jan 25, 2016, 01:19 AM

Jan 2016

immigration for people from certain places restricted compared to some others.

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artislife

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7. That is true.

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Mon Jan 25, 2016, 02:08 AM

Jan 2016

The Cubans who first came were the 1%ers of Cuba. They are usually republicans and have a completely different group history in the US than most other Latinos.