DREAMer activists endorse Hillary in Nevada.
And experience some push-back from the Bernie people, who called the endorsement a "press hit."
http://www.latinpost.com/articles/113235/20160203/hillary-clinton-wins-endorsements-from-8-immigration-activists-in-nevada.htm
The former secretary of state received endorsements from eight pro-immigration activists at a campaign event in Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon. The group of DREAMers include Astrid Silva, Blanca Gamez, Rafael Lopez, Betsaida Frausto, Karla Rodriguez, Erika Castro, Dulce Valencia and Rudy Zamora.
Silva is a 27-year-old renowned activist protected under President Barack Obama's 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). She also spoke at a 2014 rally in Las Vegas where Obama announced his Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) deportation relief program.
Her support for Clinton comes with little surprise since Silva and five other activists met with the former first lady in Las Vegas back in May. At their meeting, Clinton promised to support the president's executive actions on immigration, and go even further to protect immigrant families.
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In the statement, Gamez also said meeting Clinton last May also helped solidify her support for her presidential bid.
"I was completely surprised by Secretary Clinton's responses to the various questions that we asked her," said Gamez. "Hillary not only answered the questions, but delved deeper into the issues, which are rarely spoken about."
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/feb/03/prominent-dreamer-from-nevada-endorses-hillary-cli/
When news of the endorsement broke, Sanders’ national Latino press secretary, Erika Andiola, dismissed the endorsement on Twitter, calling it “a press hit.”
State Sen. Tick Segerblom, who supports Sanders, called the endorsement “ironic” on Twitter, saying “dreamers are telling us not to dream.”
In an interview, Silva pushed back on those assertions, specifically the implication that she and other DREAMers are settling for a pragmatic candidate over an idealistic one.
“I met with Sen. Sanders several times. I know his plan. I’ve had the opportunity to speak to him about it and just for me in my heart, I know that Secretary Clinton will actually follow through with it, that she knows how to be able to make things happen,” Silva said. “I don’t think it’s settling at all.”
A tweet from Clinton’s official account also responded to Silva, saying, “You’re part of this team, not a press hit.”
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Another "establishment" group about to be thrown under the bus.
