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By: Stephanie Stanton Gina Silva
POSTED:MAR 17 2016 08:32AM PDT
UPDATED:MAR 17 2016 09:33AM PDT
... realtor, Lauren Houston ... posted a series of comments on Instagram ... Her first few posts said: Get these thugs out of our country... we need a wall... are you kidding!!! Go Trump. Then ... Houston wrote .. "well they are dirty Mexicans" ...
"At the Sam Real Group, we believe that every individual no matter what their skin color, race or ethnicity is equal in every way. We do not tolerate hateful or racist speech in regards to the comments made by a member employed by Sam Real Group. The employee in question has been terminated from the group. Again, on our behalf please accept our apologies" ...
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/109232328-story
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(5,856 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Since she feels that way, maybe write Dump and ask for a job! Dump the mighty job creator...er...destroyer!
underahedgerow
(1,232 posts)For one thing, Mexico is part of the overall American Continent; North America, Central America and South America.
Then considering that the Mexican border once extended as far north as Oregon, Wyoming, to Kansas, all of Colorado, California, Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.... 1/3rd of the continental USA, so of course Mexicans are Native Americans. Anyone who says differently hasn't thought this through.
People trying to justify their irrational fear of anyone with darker-than-beige skin color aren't very smart to begin with.
Good on the realty company for firing her.