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Hispanic lawmakers on Tuesday blasted White House chief of staff John Kelly for saying President Trump's immigration plan would generously help immigrants "too lazy" to apply for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
"The man that everybody said was going to steer
a steady course and bring some balance to the White House, Mr. Kelly, is not that person, and he is clearly part of the xenophobic right that is entrenched in this White House," said Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), head of the immigration task force for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC).
"What is the stereotype that is always used? If we're not criminals, we're lazy," Gutiérrez said.
Kelly's comments to reporters earlier Tuesday came as he defended Trump's plan to grant a path to citizenship for 1.8 million so-called Dreamers immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children in exchange for enhanced border security, changes to family reunification visas and an end to the diversity visa program.
http://thehill.com/latino/372653-hispanic-lawmakers-blast-kelly-for-calling-some-dreamers-lazy
Ohiogal
(32,057 posts)Just because he served in the military doesn't mean he gets instant respect. This asshole is an arrogant racist and proves it every time he opens his pie hole.
Cha
(297,655 posts)moles that's who.
babylonsister
(171,090 posts)He said what needed to be said. Kelly with his background is a piece of dirt and disgraces the military.
BTW, where are they on this?
And I hope Gutierrez has higher aspirations.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)he is too lazy to stand up for AMERICA