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Vela begins the letter noting that he agrees with Trump that Mexico should do more to deter violence from drug cartels and that felons in the U.S. illegally should be deported. But he then excoriates the real estate mogul over his rhetoric about Hispanics, including Trump's assertion that an American-born federal judge of Mexican descent won't be impartial in a lawsuit against Trump University.
"Your ignorant anti-immigrant opinions, your border wall rhetoric, and your recent bigoted attack on an American jurist are just plain despicable," Vela wrote.
"Your position with respect to the millions of undocumented Mexican workers who now live in this country is hateful, dehumanizing, and frankly shameful."
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/282335-dem-to-trump-take-your-border-wall-and-shove-it-up-your
Good on you, sir!
dlwickham
(3,316 posts)herding cats
(19,549 posts)I had to double, and then triple check to make sure he'd actually said that.
He did! I found the exact quote in multiple sources.
texasfiddler
(1,986 posts)Living in Texas, it is rare to say you have a Democratic Representative. I'm glad I voted for him.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)Texas was home to another great Democrat, Henry B. Gonzalez, who stood with President Kennedy and stood up to Reagan, Poppy Bush and War Inc.
PS: A hearty welcome to DU, texasfiddler!
TexasTowelie
(111,304 posts)Make sure to subscribe to the Texas Group under the Places menu on the left side of the screen. It is one of the more active state groups.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)"he'll shit a brick"