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From: suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com>
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Subject: Re: Biden Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 17:32:08 -0700
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On 5/11/2024 12:50 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com> wrote:
>> On 5/11/2024 7:49 AM, shawn wrote:
>>> On Sat, 11 May 2024 14:33:05 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
>>> <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> But no, the Dems aren't trying to dilute your vote and change the
>>>>> demographics of the nation.
>>>>
>>>>> Pshaw! That's just nonsense.
>>>
>>> Even without the influx of Hispanics into the country it makes sense
>>> for both parties, Democrats and Republicans, to court those Hispanic
>>> voters. Ignoring them makes no sense in the long run. Assuming that
>>> the majority are going to end up voting Democrat also doesn't make
>>> sense. It will be years before anyone entering the country from
>>> South/Central America will be able to vote so it will be the policies
>>> in place at that time that are more likely to impact which party they
>>> tend to vote for.
>>>
>>>>> -----------------
>>>>> President Biden referred to illegal aliens as "voters" during an interview
>>>>> on a Spanish-speaking radio show released Tuesday.
>>>>
>>>>> "It's even a bigger influx now in terms of Hispanic voters, or Hispanic -
>>>>> Hispanic citizens, who want to become citizens," President Biden said of
>>>>> the current migrant crisis.
>>>>
>>>> Could we have the entire quote in context of a portion of the transcript
>>>> please?
>>>
>>>
>>> Looks like BTR was quoting this Fox News article:
>>> https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-roasted-freudian-slip-referring-immigration-influx-hispanic-voters
>>>
>>> President Biden appeared to accidentally refer to Hispanic migrants as
>>> "voters" during an interview on a Spanish-speaking radio show released
>>> Tuesday.
>>>
>>> "It's even a bigger influx now in terms of Hispanic voters, or
>>> Hispanic - Hispanic citizens, who want to become citizens," President
>>> Biden said of the current migrant crisis.
>>>
>>> He argued that the current wave of immigration is "a little bit like
>>> back in the 1840s and the great exodus of Ireland, because of the
>>> famine and the way Irish Catholics were treated. They said no, no, we
>>> don't need any more of those folks. There was a large influx."
>>>
>>> "The Hispanic community is part of the future of America," Biden told
>>> a host from Spanish radio show Chiquibaby this week. "Twenty-eight out
>>> of every 100 students in school speak Spanish, the idea that you’re
>>> gonna ignore that? That’s our future. One of the reasons that we’re
>>> growing so much is we have a significant influx of immigrants coming
>>> into our country, only reason our economy’s so good. We’re not a
>>> xenophobic nation. Other nations are, we’re not, that’s why our
>>> economy is the best in the world."
>>>
>>> -----
>>> It's the sort of typical miss step that people have when speaking. Fox
>>> News naturally chooses to read into it some nefarious meaning when it
>>> is more likely that Biden just used the wrong term by accident. After
>>> all the people coming in today aren't going to be voting for some time
>>> to come.
>>>
>> True. The Rs want to make sure the non-citizens don't vote
> 
> Why would only Republicans want to make sure of that? Shouldn't every
> American want to ensure that foreign nationals aren't swaying out
> elections?
> 
>> there's already a 'rule' for that. When you register you have to be a citizen to
>> do so.
> 
> But no enforcement of it. It's basically on the honor system.
> 
What Adam said. There's a couple of steps where verification takes place.