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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]From the Post article:

In a news release announcing the trip, the chamber said that the delegation would include D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson and that the group would visit primary and secondary schools there to learn “how literacy, graduation and retention rates .?.?. remain consistently high.”

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Hey, if this helps them start to learn Spanish and pay attention to the real culture and real needs of Hispanics in the city (nope, we are not just "colored"), the trip might have served a purpose.[/quote]

Please.  Wishful thinking.  And in any event, Cuban immigrants have a VERY different, preferential experience than other Hispanics.  Witness the thousands of Cubans coming over the land border from Mexico -- whisked through the lines, eligibility for food stamps and Medicaid within weeks, expedited green cards and a path to citizenship after a year.  Meanwhile, women and kids are being sent back to violent Central American countries.  I'm not saying the US shouldn't enforce its immigration laws; we can't take everybody.  But the Cuban preferences rankle.  [/quote]

That's what happens when you screw over the country with the Bay of Pigs.  It is guilt [/quote]

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