Immigration threatens to limit Sanders’ left-wing appeal

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is having trouble squaring the circle on immigration, a fact that is helping Hillary Clinton clear a path to the nomination.

“I have to be honest with you and tell you that I come from a state that is 95 percent white, that’s the reality,” Sanders said while speaking at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Thursday. He told a story about standing in solidarity with migrant workers in Florida.

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