2016 Postmortem

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts) Fri Oct 23, 2015, 03:40 PM Oct 2015

Cesar Vargas - Prominent Dreamer Joins Bernie Sanders Campaign [View all]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-dreamer-cesar-vargas_562950fee4b0ec0a3893defa

WASHINGTON -- Cesar Vargas, a leading undocumented activist, joined Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign on Thursday, Vargas' advocacy group announced -- another sign the senator's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination is ramping up its efforts on immigration and the Latino vote.

Vargas is a co-founder of the Dream Action Coalition, which is led by young undocumented immigrants, or Dreamers. The group has been heavily critical of Republicans on immigration, but has also chastised President Barack Obama over deportations and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, one of Sanders' opponents, over donations from private prison lobbyists

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The organization did not endorse Sanders (I-Vt.) but praised him in statements Thursday. Dream Action Coalition co-director Carlos Vargas said Sanders "is a strong choice: he is great on immigration in general, stood with us on the border children and he wants to get the Corrections Corporation of America, GEO Group and other corporations out of politics," referring to two major private prison companies.

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Cesar Vargas - Prominent Dreamer Joins Bernie Sanders Campaign [View all] Luminous Animal Oct 2015 OP

Bernie seems to be getting the moniker azmom Oct 2015 #1

cute. nt artislife Oct 2015 #11

:) Bread and Circus Oct 2015 #2

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #3

Didn't Bernie vote against immigration? JaneyVee Oct 2015 #4

Ask Vargus, ask him why he has joined Bernie's campaign. He certainly has been writing about his sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #5

He voted against a pathway to citizenship... NCTraveler Oct 2015 #6

I do believe you've got that backwards. Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #7

Thank you for that, I am SO tired of that idiotic meme. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #10

De nada. Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #13

I second that tblue Oct 2015 #22

Because they don't like the facts. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #25

There sure are lots of idiotic memes floating around, aren't there? Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #24

Swift boating Bernie - it's all some HC supporters care about. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #26

Thanks for that. People who care about the issues care about the truth, first. delrem Oct 2015 #15

Great response to utter nonsense. Thanks. n/t bvf Oct 2015 #20

Not entirely. IN 2007, Bernie did vote against comprehensive immigration reform, while Hillary still_one Oct 2015 #28

Did you just pick a random point bvf Oct 2015 #30

No. I went to the site "on the issues" to see how various representatives were on certain issues. still_one Oct 2015 #32

Here are the exact voting records for Bernie and Hillary still_one Oct 2015 #27

Yes. Because of the guest worker provions which SPLC definges as "close to slavery" Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #8

Isn't he the one who said they would send the border children back? artislife Oct 2015 #12

No big surprises, huh? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #18

No, he voted against a bill that provided for near-slave labor. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #17

Bernie Sanders contrata al ‘dreamer’ César Vargas como parte de su campaña Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #9

Kick. Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #14

For those that say Sanders voted against immigration, need to educate themselves Truprogressive85 Oct 2015 #16

And it was Hillary who favored deporting the child refugees from Central America. jfern Oct 2015 #19

Bingo Truprogressive85 Oct 2015 #21

Kick and R BeanMusical Oct 2015 #23

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #29

My gawd, he must of been brainwashed davidpdx Oct 2015 #31

kick DianeK Oct 2015 #33