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Related: About this forumStrange Bill Clinton quote regarding immigration.
From a campaign appearance today, regarding animosity towards immigrants by Trump supporters...
"You're not happy. Let me tell you who to blame. Let's build a wall around the country. Let's blame the Mexicans. But there's a problem with blaming the Mexicans they've been going home to Mexico since 2010 and we haven't had an increase in undocumented immigrants," Clinton told about 400 people at the Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood.
Home to Mexico? What is he getting at here? It certainly does not seem to be in keeping with Hillary's stated support for ending deportation and pathways to citizenship.
Why wouldn't Mexicans in this country consider the United States as "home"?
Here's the link.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-primary-election-bill-clinton-met-20160313-story.html
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Strange Bill Clinton quote regarding immigration. (Original Post)
Barack_America
Mar 2016
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He is mocking the Republican voters' twisted logic; The pretzel is due solely to Republicans not
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
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JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)1. He is mocking the Republican voters' twisted logic; The pretzel is due solely to Republicans not
understanding the many facets of the issue.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)2. There has been a reversal in immigration.
Started when the economy derailed. So he may be, reasonably, referring to that.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)3. That's what I was wondering too.
But there's obviously an overlap with the Obama administration's mass deportation.
Makes you wish you could be there to ask for clarification.