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Related: About this forumHillary Clinton on immigration: ‘We can’t wait any longer’
Hillary Clinton on immigration: We cant wait any longer05/05/15 08:14 PM
By Alex Seitz-Wald
LAS VEGAS In perhaps the strongest remarks on immigration of her entire career, Hillary Clinton vowed Tuesday evening to do everything I possibly can to help immigrants including going beyond President Obamas executive actions to extend deportation relief to undocumented immigrants.
We cant wait any longer for a path to full equal citizenship, Clinton declared during a roundtable meeting with young, undocumented immigrants at a high school here.
Clinton distinguished herself from Republicans on the issue and made a personal appeal for reform. This is where I differ from everybody on the Republican side, she said. Make no mistake. Today, not a single Republican candidate announced or potential is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one.
Republicans who do support comprehensive reform typically favor a pathway to legal status, but Clinton said anything short of full citizenship is code for second-class status.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-immigration-we-cant-wait-any-longer
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Hillary Clinton on immigration: ‘We can’t wait any longer’ (Original Post)
workinclasszero
May 2015
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Glad to see she is out on this early. Of course, immigration reform is on the GOP platform,
Thinkingabout
May 2015
#7
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)1. Happy Cinco de Mayo, compadres!
The hits just keep coming, don't they? Sweet Democratic music!
Cautious centrist my ass!
Cha
(297,220 posts)3. Feliz Cino de Mayo, yallerdawg!
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)2. Hillary is right. This can't wait.
DURHAM D
(32,609 posts)4. This is a big fucking deal.
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)6. I agree that this is a big deal
The GOP candidates are doing their best to alienate Hispanic voters and HRC is reaching out to these voters
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)7. Glad to see she is out on this early. Of course, immigration reform is on the GOP platform,
but only to make sure it is blocked.
greatlaurel
(2,004 posts)8. Very smart move on her part. Good for her.
She needs to energize the Hispanic voters to come to the polls in 2016. The country needs their input. We need the undocumented workers to no longer be treated as criminals. By keeping people undocumented it has allowed the corporations to suppress wages for all American workers.
Glad HRC is out on this issue early.
Now, she needs to make a strong stand supporting public education and public school teachers.