National Council of La Raza president Janet Muguía delivered her president’s message today, and it included the word “un-American” more than once.
Murguía: The plight of these child refugrees has sadly brought out the worst in a lot of people. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía:I was sickened by the sight of angry protesters this month in Murrieta, Calif. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: When they cloaked their hatred in patriotism shouting "USA USA" again and again, it made me angry. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Here we go.
Murguía: There is nothing more un-American than denying compassion and decency towards a group of young kids in need. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: There is nothing more un-American than deliberately frightening already traumatized kids, some still in diapers. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: There is nothing more un-American than a mob taking the law into their own hands. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: What we saw in Murrieta is not patriotism. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: It's ugly, divisive, & yet another low for a debate I thought couldn't get much lower. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: What is also reprehensible are the elected officiials who have shamelessly encouraged hateful bigotry. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: .@RepJeffDuncan of S. Carolina likened the influx of young child refugees to D-Day.
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: @RepPhilGingrey–a doctor who should know better–claimed the children were "disease-ridden." #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: And, @replouiegohmert of Texas urged Gov. Ricky Perry to use "any means necessary" to "stop the invasion." #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: What is wrong with these people? How can they talk about children, any children, in this way? #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: All the Congressman I just quoted consider themselves people of faith, but there is nothing godly in their words. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: It's disgraceful for anyone to use fear-mongering at the expense of these vulnerable children. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: It's also absurd to blame their plight on lax enforcement policies or a failure to control the border. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Oh really?
Muguía is counting on the president to use his pen and phone.
Murguia: The absence of leadership in the House reminds us that someone else has to step up into the breach. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguia: We are asking once that the president provide administrative relief where the House has failed to act. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguia: We are four months away from the mid-term elections & two years away from the next presidential election. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014
Murguía: I promise you the road to the White House runs through the #Latino community. #NCLR14
— UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) July 21, 2014