2nd post - Kerry Talks to High School Students on Immigration

[kerrygoddess]

I've read through the MSM reports on this - lame and wrong. I'm going to have a post of questions from the MSM that no doubt we won't see in the MSM, too.

John Kerry Talks to High School Students on Immigration Reform in South L.A.
April 10th, 2006 @ 9:10 pm

It was a full morning today for John Kerry in Los Angeles, talking about the current immigration reform debate that has spurred rallies across the country for the past couple of weeks with more happening today in many major cities. After the event talking with healthcare workers and advocates at Clinica Romero, Kerry visited South L.A.’s new High School #1, where he spoke with 10th and 11th grade students and answered their questions (and questions from the MSM).

Kerry received a warm introduction by Congressman Xavier Baccera to the 32 students. Bacerra, told the students that he felt it was important for them to “learn first hand about the immigration debate” and he was happy to have the opportunity for them to learn more from John Kerry, who was “not only a U.S. Senator but the former Democratic nominee for president.” Bacerra also hinted at the possibility that Kerry could even be the next president.

After thanking Bacerra for inviting him to speak with the students, John Kerry told them, “People look at Washington and say it looks broken. A lot of us inside say the same thing.”

Kerry referenced the recent high school walk outs here in Los Angeles and the importance of getting involved with a cause or an issue. He told the students that standing up for a cause is important but it’s also important to stay in school and prepare for their future. Kerry said, “It takes one person to stand up and make difference.” Like Rosa Parks, Kerry said, “She changed America by herself,” or Cesar Chavez, “he stood up and fought to make a difference.”

In a talk that covered a range of topics on the immigration issue, Kerry said that it’s important to “stay in touch with who we are as Americans,” including our humanitarian values. “I don’t believe we should be a country that separates families. We should be a nation that keeps families together.”



MORE - PHOTOS - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=2595

[politicasista]

1. Nice pics. Thanks KG n/t

[kerrygoddess]

2. Still have more to edit and add

tomorrow. But there's about 26 in the gallery now - http://pics.thedemocraticdaily.com/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=7

[Vektor]

3. KG - I love these.

Absolutely love them! The ones of you and JK are adorable. I'm speechless!

[kerrygoddess]

5. Thanks Vec!

Thankfully I wasn't speechless while he was talking to me. It all seemed perfectly natural and we had a great conversation which I will share more about tomorrow on the Dem Daily.

[Vektor]

6. I'm glad one of us

is dignified and collected when talking with the good Senator.

I tend to be reduced to a blathering moron with urinary incontinence in his presence. :-(

Kudos to you for being able to be every bit the class act!

[JohnKleeb]

7. yawn vek you're still up too?

whats up with you this morning/late night? I shouldnt even be up right now but I am doing something I should have done a month ago in school while I DU.

[kerrygoddess]

9. It all happened too fast

I didn't even have time to get nervous when we started walking and talking with me. Of course after I got in the car, I had my moment!

[ProSense]

4. Absolutely awesome photos! n/t

[Mass]

8. Thanks KG, Great posts.