Dolores Huerta slams Sanders; Bern Victims Question Her Record as an Activist

[richeiieu]

If you’ve been following the Democratic primary, you may have noticed that Bernie Sanders has positioned himself as a champion of the immigrant community. From the letter he sent to Barack Obama last week, to the work he, his campaign, and surrogates have done attacking other candidates’ positions, you would think that he has been a lifelong

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[redstar826]

Rats, I was hoping that this community was going to be a refuge from the childishness that has been happening everywhere else. It seemed like we were doing good for a while.

[screamingintune]

I'd say wait until the primary was over but apparently that's considered inflammatory now -_-

though seriously, I think this comm will get more pleasant during the GE. primaries are always kind of ugly.

[redstar826]

yeah, I am so ready for the primary to be over

[blackjedii]

tbh this is probably the most active I've seen the comm in YEARS. I thought it was all but dead eight months ago.

[amandaplan]

i would like to see more discussion on this issue tbh. i know bernie has said he is evolving on issues on the campaign so if this becomes a bigger issue i could see bernie changing his mind on things where he is so-so on

[tropicopenguin]

independent of the articles' points, i can honestly say this - i'm someone who is trying to immigrate into the USA right now (i'm a student rn who is about to graduate), and nearly all of my options are at least partially obstructed by sanders' policies and aided by clinton's, and i am someone who has resources that not everyone does. i can say the same of many others. he IS weak on immigration, a huge dealbreaker for me.