NBC News
By Stephen Nuno
December 16, 2015
Carla
Hernandez of Eagle Pass, Texas caused a stir during the Republican
debate Tuesday night when she challenged the Republican candidates'
moral integrity because they
are not in favor of allowing Syrian refugees into the country. Eagle
Pass is about 220 miles southwest from Austin on the border with Mexico.
A
freshman at the University of Texas, Austin, Carla is a 19 year old
Biology major on scholarship and graduate of Eagle Pass High School.
While
much of the Twitter responses came from people who supported her
question calling out the Republican Party, Carla says she identifies
with the Republican Party.
Carla's
provocative question was posed to all the Republican candidates during
the debate on CNN. She asked, "If the Bible clearly states that we need
to embrace those
in need and not fear, how can we justify not accepting refugees?"
Carla
said she saw the CNN RVs on campus at UT-Austin and after a discussion
with her dad, decided to pose the question about refugees.
"I
was wondering about this because I'm usually pretty aligned with the
Republicans, but I was surprised that Governor Abbott was so quick to
reject refugees in Texas,"
said Hernandez to NBC Latino. "I had been reading a devotional book and
one verse struck me and said you should invite strangers into your
home."
The
specific verse Carla referred to was Romans 12:13, which says, "Share
with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality."
Carla
says she is still undecided, but feels that she can identify with Marco
Rubio's story and that his message is "really coming out in the
debates".
When
asked what message she would like others to know she said with a
chuckle, "There are Mexicans, Hispanics, who are Republicans, too.
Oftentimes people just assume
we are all Democrats, but there are people like us out there, too."
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