Vice President Joe Biden surprised a group of Latino leaders gathered at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday with a passionate speech about immigration policy and the future of America.
At the event, which was hosted by the Latino Victory Project, Biden talked about how Republican presidential candidates have been affecting American Latinos. "People walked in literally down because of the beating Hispanics are taking at the hands of the Republican caucus. People are depressed," Biden said. "And the message I have for you guys is these guys don't remotely speak for America. The American people are so much better."
Referencing his own Irish Catholic background and upbringing, Biden told the room about how xenophobia affected his family in America.
"We've been through these periods before -- this nativism never succeeds. And it will not succeed now," Biden said.
The Vice President also discussed how popular opinion and polls in America have proven that American are more open to immigration than guarding against it.
Biden further heartened his audience by quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, "no one can ride your back unless your back is bent."
"Stand up. Straighten your shoulders," Biden said. "Make no damn apologies for anything. Just go out and make the case [for immigration reform] straight up. We will win simply on the decency of what we’re fighting for.”
H/T Fusion.net
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