So Much For Sympathy: Clinton Booed Over Immigration At Forum
The people got more microphone time than the politicians.
Five Democratic presidential candidates who spoke at the Heartland Presidential Forum Saturday in Des Moines could do little more than nod and listen as person after person - mostly out-of-state residents - shared emotional stories of perceived injustice.
And the audience of 3,600 did not hesitate to express emotion. As they listened to descriptions of loss of health insurance, the stench of a nearby factory farm, or a family split up by immigration officials, the crowd frequently yelled out: "That ain't right!" and booed.
Hillary Clinton, a U.S. senator from New York, felt the glare of their displeasure after Billy Lawless, a Chicago immigrations rights organizer, asked her if she'd commit to giving undocumented workers a path to citizenship in her first 100 days as president.




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Des Moines Register | December 1, 2007 06:52 PM