The Hill
By Jesse Byrnes
July 13, 2015
Sen.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic presidential candidate,
name-checked Republican contender Donald Trump in a speech Monday,
criticizing his recent comments on
immigration.
"No
one, not Donald Trump, not anyone else, will be successful in dividing
us based on race or on our country of origin," Sanders said at the
National Council of La Raza's
annual conference in Kansas City.
"America
becomes a greater nation, a stronger nation, when we stand together as
one people and in a loud and clear voice we say no to racism and
bigotry,” Sanders told
the Hispanic advocacy group, according to a transcript.
Democrats
have pounced on Trump's controversial remarks last month during the
launch of his presidential bid, where he said immigrants were bringing
crime across the border.
Sanders
said Monday that Americans of every stripe, regardless of race or
country of origin, ought to "come together to create ... a country that
works for all of our
people."
"We
do it when we stand together and we do not allow people ... divide us,
divide us, divide us," Sanders said in his speech, noting that he
supported comprehensive immigration
reform.
The
self-described democratic socialist focused his remarks Monday on
income inequality and unemployment, as well as a pledge to push for
tuition-free college, key parts
of his platform.
Sanders
and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley have sought to shore up
support among Hispanic voters in their challenge against Democratic
frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
O'Malley and Clinton are also expected to address the La Raza conference later Monday.
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