Huffington Post
By Nadya Agrawal
October 8, 2015
Vice
President Joe Biden surprised a group of Latino leaders gathered at a
fundraiser in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday with a passionate speech about
immigration policy
and the future of America.
At
the event, which was hosted by the Latino Victory Project, Biden talked
about how Republican presidential candidates have been affecting
American Latinos. "People walked
in literally down because of the beating Hispanics are taking at the
hands of the Republican caucus. People are depressed," Biden said. "And
the message I have for you guys is these guys don't remotely speak for
America. The American people are so much better."
Referencing
his own Irish Catholic background and upbringing, Biden told the room
about how xenophobia affected his family in America.
"We've been through these periods before -- this nativism never succeeds. And it will not succeed now," Biden said.
The
Vice President also discussed how popular opinion and polls in America
have proven that American are more open to immigration than guarding
against it.
Biden further heartened his audience by quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, "no one can ride your back unless your back is bent."
"Stand
up. Straighten your shoulders," Biden said. "Make no damn apologies for
anything. Just go out and make the case [for immigration reform]
straight up. We will win
simply on the decency of what we’re fighting for.”
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