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Ian Camacho's avatar

Did he come up the term “wetback”?

I remember he was fond of using it.

This seems to be forgotten by the left who champions him.

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Kellen McGovern Jones's avatar

I would expect YOU to know

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Ian Camacho's avatar

He literally used it in this interview you posted.

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Kellen McGovern Jones's avatar

I am making a different joke

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Ian Camacho's avatar

I don’t get it then.

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Torrance Stephens's avatar

What rational politician would overtly advocate for folks whose first action was the criminally illegal entry into the United States https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com/p/from-al-green-to-alex-padilla

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Kellen McGovern Jones's avatar

I think it is a class issue. If you have a lot of capital, then you want cheap labor. Like Chavez said, the feds were complicit in helping rich farm owners break strikes.

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Torrance Stephens's avatar

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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