Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is including an illegal immigrant in her New York campaign relaunch, an apparent bid for Latino votes and support for President Obama’s plan to block deportation of children brought to America years ago.
Her official fact sheet reads: “Andrea Gonzales will deliver remarks. Gonzales, a DREAMer from Houston, Texas, who will be accompanied by her mother at the event, traveled to New York City for Hillary Clinton’s Official Launch Speech because she believes Clinton will fight to protect and expand opportunities for families like hers.”
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There are about 2.1 million so-called dreamers in the nation, those brought in illegally years ago, and who have no citizenship documents.
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President Obama’s “DREAM Act” would defer deportation and give the illegals conditional residency. There are several hoops that DREAMer have to jump through first. It is opposed by anti-immigration proponents.
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It is just one slice of America that Clinton is featuring in her second act.
The official launch program is below:
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Hillary Clinton will deliver her Official Launch Speech today in New York City, outlining her reason for running and what she wants to accomplish as President.
The doors of the event open at 9:30 a.m. EST. The pre-program will begin at 10:30 a.m. EST, and Hillary Clinton is expected to speak at 11:45 a.m. EST.
The speech will be livestreamed at hillaryclinton.com/live.
The speech will take place at Four Freedoms Park located on New York’s Roosevelt Island, a symbolic venue for Hillary Clinton, who has long been inspired by FDR’s belief that America is stronger when we summon the work and talents of all Americans.
The event’s pre-program will include:
— Timothy Kelly, a native of Pennsylvania, will sing the National Anthem. He is a vocalist who is studying music at Temple University in Philadelphia.
— The Brooklyn Express Drumline will perform. The drumline was developed by Brooklyn youth as a project designed to provide positive alternative programming for young people of color in some of Brooklyn’s most underserved neighborhood.
— Andrea Gonzales will deliver remarks. Gonzales, a DREAMer from Houston, Texas, who will be accompanied by her mother at the event, traveled to New York City for Hillary Clinton’s Official Launch Speech because she believes Clinton will fight to protect and expand opportunities for families like hers.
— Echosmith, an American rock and pop band from California, will perform.
The event will be emceed by Marlon Marshall, Hillary for America’s Director of Early States and Political Engagement, who will provide attendees with an update on the campaign’s organizing efforts and explain how they can become more involved.
Following the event, Hillary Clinton will head to Iowa, where she will speak at an organizing house party in Sioux City on Saturday evening. The organizing party will be simulcast at similar organizing house parties around the country. She will remain in Iowa on Sunday, then travel to New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina during the week.
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Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
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