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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The WaPo piece was not well written and one key sentence was mangled- it implied that what Cruz said in Spanish reflected someone who was not fluent.  Any Spanish speakers out there who can confirm?

The gist is that Cruz has said he doesn't speak Spanish.  Rubio made a low blow to deflect attention from his support of immigration reform back in 2009.[/quote]

Not fluent. Doesn't matter. Cruz is a prick. Rubio is a twerp. If this soundbite gets traction among the Hispanic electorate, it's only because it symbolizes what they already know: Cruz does not (but neither does Rubio) represent them or their interests.  A non-Spanish speaking presidential candidate can and likely will get the very large majority Hispanic vote in the general election, and won't be a GOP candidate.  [/quote]

Should I vote for Bernie because he's Jewish and so am I?  Is this why democrats let illegals into the country in droves?[/quote]

I'm the PP you're quoting.  No, you should not vote for anyone because he/she has something in common with you, whether that's religion, nation of origin, sex, age, hairstyle, or whatever. I have no idea why you interpreted what I was saying as evidence of that. In fact, I intimated the opposite.  So... please, do go vote for the person that you think will be best for America.  (I have a feeling you and I disagree on who that is.)

I'm voting for someone who is not in my age demographic, is not my sex, does not have my religious background, does not live where I live, does not speak all the languages I speak. But we share an understanding of what needs to be fixed and a vision of what a successful America should look like.[/quote]

So what you are saying is that they would rather vote for people who will excuse their illegal status and give them free stuff for being illegal. Got it.[/quote]

(1) Illegal aliens do not have the right to vote.  So if that's what you're saying...

(2) As you know, legal citizens have many different opinions about how to address the challenges facing and posed by illegal immigrants. People who have a personal and deep knowledge of what it is like to be an illegal immigrant are likely to have very strong opinions on this matter.  This, of course, should not surprise you.

(3) Even people who do not have personal and deep knowledge of illegal immigration are likely to have or develop strong feelings, in part, based on appeals to emotion and/or data. logic, ideology.

So one person's "free stuff" is another person's "reasonable investment or response to reality."  You are free to present the argument that leads you to your own policy conclusions.  You might want to start another thread on that, though, so it doesn't get lost in the main idea of this thread: "What was up with the Rubio/Cruz Spanish fight last night?"[/quote]

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