The DFL wants to kill the budget bill and shut down the state government to…<\/p>\n
…well, just guess why (emphasis added)?<\/p>\n
\u201cI am urging our DFL leader and my friend, Governor\u00a0Mark Dayton, to veto the Public Safety Omnibus Bill. It is long overdue that Minnesota do the right thing and lead on this important moral issue. The language inserted at the last moment by the Republicans will make it harder for the State to grant drivers licenses to all people working in Minnesota. As an ally of Minnesota’s diverse immigrant communities, I want to bring awareness to how devestating (sic<\/em>) this policy is to immigrant families throughout our state<\/strong>\u2026I am sharing this letter from the DFL Latino Caucus who very movingly capture the importance of this issue to their community and the broader immigrant community here in Minnesota<\/strong>\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In other words, drivers license for illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n
“But Mitch – he just said “immigrants”. \u00a0Why do you infer “illegal” into that?”<\/p>\n
Because when the DFL refers to “immigrants”, they pretty much always mean illegals.<\/p>\n
And why is that?<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven demographic trends, earning the Latino vote is critical to the DFL\u2019s future success. According to DFL Chair Ken Martin\u2019s recent report to the DFL State Central Committee, although many other demographic groups didn\u2019t turn out to vote in large numbers in the 2016 presidential election, Latinos in Minnesota greatly increased our voter turnout and helped keep Minnesota blue. We are the fastest-growing community of color in Minnesota, and will progressively represent a larger portion of the electorate. Signing this bill in its current form could damage the bond between immigrant communities and the DFL, and could depress Latino voter turnout in future elections.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Bones are being thrown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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