Not a single person of color and not a single person from the border in a discussion about the border and immigration.
There are actually at least 3 people from New York & people from North Dakota & Indiana there, but nobody from the border who has real knowledge about it. (1)
There are actually at least 3 people from New York & people from North Dakota & Indiana there, but nobody from the border who has real knowledge about it. (1)
If they bothered to include somebody from the border in a discussion about the border, they might have seen this. —> (2)
If they bothered to include somebody from the border in a discussion about the border, they might have seen and been asked this. —> (3)
If they had invited somebody from the border in a discussion about the border, they might have learned this. —> (4)
If a discussion about the border included even Republican Members with real expertise and background, they might learn this. —> (5)
Heck, they might even hear that closing the border is a terrible idea — from a Republican. —> (6)
In a discussion about the border, if a border representative had actually been invited, they might even learn a few facts...like these. —> (7)
El Paso has stepped up to the challenge with an embrace of values, compassion, and human rights.
The federal government and most of the people assembled around that table have not. Walls and xenophobia are not a solution. —> (8)
The federal government and most of the people assembled around that table have not. Walls and xenophobia are not a solution. —> (8)
And finally, in a discussion about border walls and xenophobia with people who actually live on and are from the border, this is what they should come to understand. —> (9)
Watch this and you will see why border representatives are not invited. They have facts and knowledge that the President won’t listen to. —> (10)
Again, if you invited people with actual knowledge about the border in a discussion about the border, you might learn this. —> (11)
Another border representative might have provided these words of wisdom to a table of people with little to no knowledge about the border, including a guy from North Dakota. —> (12)
And last, these words from another border congressman with actual knowledge about the border. —> (13)
