Bernie Sanders' Thanksgiving Day Message

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Bernie Sanders' Thanksgiving Day Message Sadly Reminds Voters That Immigration Keeps Too Many Families Apart

Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted a sad Thanksgiving message Thursday. Sanders reminded voters that not everyone gets to spend Thanksgiving with their families thanks to U.S. immigration policies. Sanders' immigration plan, which he released Tuesday, calls for policies that welcome immigrants, reform deportation and detention programs, and provide a "legislative roadmap to citizenship" for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., among other goals, according to his website.

On Thanksgiving, Sanders tweeted, "As we gather with our loved ones to give thanks, let us reflect on the fact that not all families will be so lucky," with a link to his immigration plan. Moments later, he tweeted a New York Times editorial about his plan, with the message, "We have an obligation to enact policies that unite families, not tear them apart."

And the Times editorial board seems to agree. The Times said Republican candidates have recently had serious discussions "about sealing the border with fantastical 2,000-mile fences and weaponized drones; merging state, local and federal authorities and private prisons into one all-seeing immigration police state; forcibly registering American Muslims; mass-deporting 11 million Mexicans and others in a 21st century Trail of Tears; and turning away thousands of refugees fleeing war and terrorism in the Middle East."

More: http://www.bustle.com/articles/126252-bernie-sanders-thanksgiving-day-message-sadly-reminds-voters-that-immigration-keeps-too-many-families-apart

[WillyT]

1. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[LS_Editor]

2. Great message. Wonder what the Republicans are thankful for today...

We'll never get his confession for real, though...

GOP Thankful for Sabotaged Education System Keeping Party Viable

WASHINGTON (The Nil Admirari) - Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) declared it was thankful for an American education system so broken and preoccupied by standardized testing it helped the Republican Party remain a viable political party. The RNC also claimed responsibility for the endless attacks on public education, which have effectively sabotaged efforts to create a well-informed citizenry.

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"You bet the GOP is thankful for outlets like Fox News, but sabotaging the education system helps make Americans more susceptible to the alternate reality and Republican Party mythology they promote," said Priebus.

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3. It would be funny if it wasn't so true. nt

[beam me up scottie]

4. Thank you, Senator Sanders.

Wonderful to think of others instead of how much WE have to be thankful for.

I love his messages, no right wing talking points about God and Christian America.

[MrMickeysMom]

5. BEST MESSAGE on what it means to have family

I am you and you are me, believe it or not.

[LWolf]

6. Good message.

And, on a different topic: I love your sigline.

[Live and Learn]

7. Thank you. I like yours too. nt