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NALEO: Clinton “our sister, defender of Hispanics”
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials scored some big name speakers at its annual convention Thursday, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Adolfo Carrion, NALEO president, introduced Clinton in Spanish as “our friend, our sister, the defender of Hispanics in the United States” and “the champion of Hispanics.”
Clinton thanked Latinos for their support during her hard fought yet unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic nomination and urged them to vote for her rival, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
“I was moved by the millions of Latinos who participated, from New York and New Jersey to South Texas and California,” Clinton said. “There was an activism and involvement that I haven’t seen before.”
She also said that the lives of Latinos and all Americans will improve if Obama is elected president and called him a man of “passion and determination.”
“We have to win this,” she said. “We cannot allow for four more years of the same. It won’t be good for any of us.”
Clinton also vowed that an Obama presidency would bring an immigration reform that includes an “earned path to citizenship” for illegal immigrants, stronger border security, and worker protections against possible exploitation.
As she spoke, a woman in the crowd screamed, “We love you, Hillary.” She answered, “I love you, too.”
Both major party presumptive nominees — Obama and Republican John McCain of Arizona — will speak at the convention on Saturday.
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By George
June 27, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this
All this is such a farce. These politicians don’t understand what is really going on with some of the immigrants. If someone is breaking the law to start with, why reward them? If an American citizen breaks the law, we go to jail.
By Luis
June 27, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this
Most American citizens that break the law do go to jail unless they are the current president or vice president!