NEWS: Bernie 2020 Announces 11 New Endorsements from Latino Leaders in Iowa

[Donkees]

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended

Thanks for the thread Donkees.

[Dem4Life1102]

2. There are 11 Latinos in Iowa?

Who knew?

[HerbChestnut]

3. ...

[vsrazdem]

4. Facts matter.

189,818 is the estimated Latino population of Iowa as of July 1, 2017, making people of Hispanic or Latino origin the state's largest race or ethnic minority. Latinos constitute 6.0 percent of the state's total population which is a 130.2% change in the Latino population from 2000 to 2017.

[Dem4Life1102]

6. Thanks for the info

But it was a joke

[vsrazdem]

7. I don't think the Latinos find it amusing.

[Dem4Life1102]

8. I'm Latino

Lighten up

[vsrazdem]

9. Then I definitely don't understand why you would make that kind of statement.

[Dem4Life1102]

10. It was a joke

Lighten up

[LongtimeAZDem]

12. 6%? You just underscored the point of his joke

[vsrazdem]

13. A lot more than 11. Funny, funny.

[LongtimeAZDem]

18. For the humor impaired, we have more Hispanic people in the east valley than Iowa has

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in the whole state. So, the type of exaggeration in the poster's joke should be understandable for most people.

Again, YMMV.

[vsrazdem]

14. PS, I don't know if by your moniker you are from AZ, but I am, and coming from a state with

over a 30% Hispanic population, I would like us to get every vote we can, and not diminish their vote.

[LongtimeAZDem]

15. If you think a joke about Iowa by a hispanic guy from New York on a democratic website will affect

Hispanic turnout in Arizona, go back to bed.

[vsrazdem]

16. I felt it was disparaging and didn't find it amusing.

[LongtimeAZDem]

17. I got that; others may feel differently. Personally, given that this is the time of year that

Arizona is choked with snowbirds from Iowa, Missouri, and other places who clog our restaurants and openly disparage the "brown people", I have no problem with such lighthearted jabs.

YMMV

[The Valley Below]

5. Are they aware that BS opposed the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007?

And that he opposed immigration on the grounds that it represented "selling out American workers?"

Do they understand his support for sending Vermont's (and ME's) nuclear waste off to the poor Latino community of Sierra Blanca, Texas?

[floppyboo]

19. Wasn't that something to do with the bill not providing for minimum wage for immigrant workers?

Seems to me, the argument was that the bill would only lead to More exploitation of labour, thereby 'selling out' (appropriate words) the American worker.

I understand that Sanders can ellicit some very easy knee jerk reactions based on some valid talking points that he appears to be in conflict with, especially given the current msm climate.

Have you read his immigration policy?

[Joe941]

11. The Bernie coalition is broadening as people look at the issues and solutions.