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DOES HILLARY OR BERNIE HAVE A BETTER IMMIGRATION POLICY FOR ARIZONA? (LETTERS TO THE TO THE EDITOR) (Original Post) NWCorona Mar 2016 OP
As usual, the complaints that I have about TM99 Mar 2016 #1
These were exactly my thoughts as I was reading the pieces. nt Svafa Mar 2016 #2
 

TM99

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1. As usual, the complaints that I have about
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:35 PM
Mar 2016

the Clinton versus Sanders supporters comes to the forefront.

The Sanders supporter detailed a long legislative history with consistent support for all against free trade deals and new policies and positions today to address and to correct these problems. This young man also detailed the actual Clinton era policies that she supported with her husband that have been so devastating to these communities from Operation Gatekeeper to IIRIR to NAFTA.

The Clinton supporter mentions that she supports Obama's Dream Act. The rest is about her 'understanding' them. Why does she understand? Because she broke barriers. So it is again about her being a woman. She went to Yale and this kid is going to Harvard so she is a role model. She has historic firsts getting specific titles but yet again nothing is mentioned about her roles and positions when she held those titles. There is zero mention of the damaging the Clinton policies did in the 1990's and beyond and her role in promoting and pushing them.

The Clinton Machine is a masterful juggernaut of persona management. They are still selling an image. That image is appealing to those who only look at the surface. The incongruencies appear when you dig deeper. Apparently no matter the age or the gender or the race, Clinton supporters just don't seem to care about what is beneath the surface and how negatively that has already affected this country and how handing her the keys to the White House will just bring about more of the same negative consequences.

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