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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 11:14 AM Jul 2015

Nice video from Hillary Clinton on Dreamers

Jesse Ferguson ?@JesseFFerguson
Good video from @HillaryClinton on Dreamers


___Hillary Clinton continued to amplify her support for a pathway to citizenship, particularly for young Latino immigrants commonly known as DREAMers, in a new campaign video released Wednesday morning.

In the video, called "Sueños" or "Dreams," Clinton is seen meeting with a small group of young Latino immigrants at a roundtable discussion she held at Rancho High School in Las Vegas who are telling her about their goals for the future. One young woman, Betsaida Frausto, who arrived in the United States when she was two, tells Clinton she wants to go to Yale and become a doctor but won't be able to fully realize her dream because she is not a citizen. Another young man, Rafael Lopez, who arrived when he was one, tells the story of how his parents were deported after being in the United States for 15 years.

"I'm not about to let anybody who can make a contribution to our economy and our society get thrown away," Clinton tells the group.

In addition to scenes from Clinton's meeting with the DREAMers, the video contains scenes from a Clinton campaign rally where a young woman addresses the crowd in Spanish...

read: http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/15/politics/hillary-clinton-immigration/index.html

watch video:


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Nice video from Hillary Clinton on Dreamers (Original Post) bigtree Jul 2015 OP
TY DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #1
yw, DSB! bigtree Jul 2015 #2
You are a gentleman and an asset to this board. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #3
Love it! KMOD Jul 2015 #4
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