Tim Kaine Says Latinos Are The Future of the United States
On Thursday, Democratic vice president nominee Tim Kaine made a history speech completely in Spanish by a candidate at a campaign rally during a presidential election. He told the large crowd in the capital of Arizona that Latinos"are the future of the United States".
Reports from NBC NEWS says, in this election, the Latinos will have a very important voice and the option is crystal clear as said by the senator from Virginia in Spanish to a crowd of about 360 people that were there at the Phoenix rally. He was the first senator to give a speech fully in Spanish while he pushed for passage of the Senate's immigration reform bill.
He also added that, the majority will constitute communities of color by 2050. There was also a reminder on the Hispanic community has been part of our country since the arrival of the spanish in St. Augustine in 1965. It was the time before the British landed in North America, with Spanish being the first European language ever spoken according to Fox News.
The senator also went out direct on the Republican nominee Donald Trump by calling one of Donald Trump's main supporters, Sheriff Joe Arpaio. He continued saying, he is facing criminal charges for his discrimination against Latinos and for tormenting undocumented immigrants.
After decades of voting for Republicans, the decision to make the speech in Arizona as the Clinton campaign works to turn the state blue. Kaine's speak woman Karen Finney told reporters that are making a serious play for Arizona, as 40 million people speak Spanish and as part of that they thought it was important. She said that his campaign speech made by the senator is unprecedented and historic, and are proud that it has all been positive. At the end of the speech, Kaine told the crowd why wait till the last day to vote when they can do it instantly.
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