Immigration threatens to limit Sanders’ left-wing appeal

By Ariel Cohen

Published July 31, 2015 4:01am ET

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Immigration threatens to limit Sanders’ left-wing appeal — "[A]s a senator from Vermont I did not have to do that back home, but I did it because it what the right thing to do. When undocumented workers suffer its not just they who suffer but every worker in America," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

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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