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GOING TO LEAVE THE LAST COUPLE OF MINUTES OF THIS EVENT NOW TO TAKE YOU LIVE TO AN EVENT WITH FORMER... |
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AND IN PARTICULAR, OPPORTUNITY. IT IS YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST DISADVANTAGED BY POVERTY AND IT IS... |
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. PLEASE, LET'S SIT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE. IT'S... |
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WHEN SHE IS INJUSTICES SHOW US WITH STARK CLARITY AS THEY DO NOW AT A GOVERNMENT OF THE FEW BY THE... |
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THANK YOU SO MUCH, SENATOR EDWARDS. WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. WE'LL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO... |
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ABSOLUTELY. |
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AS WE'VE SEENBAUM KIND OF MOVE TOWARDS THE CENTER IN SOME OF HIS POLICIES, IT'S MAKING ME AND A LOT... |
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I LIKE WHEN BETTER THAN IF, BY THE WAY. I CAN TELL YOU THE WAY I THINK ABOUT THIS. I DON'T -- I HAPPEN... |
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THANK YOU. |
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WORKERS UNITE. |
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THERE'S ONE RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT. |
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RIGHT UP FRONT. CAN YOU JUST WAIT FOR A MICROPHONE. |
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THANK YOU. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE 1 MILLION AMERICANS BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. AM I CORRECT? . |
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IT'S ACTUALLY 37 MILLION. THE 18 MILLION ARE THE ONES WE CAN TURN AROUND IN TEN YEARS. |
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THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY IS EVEN IF WE ENACT CHANGES, THERE WILL STILL BE THOSE 18 MILLION. I WORK... |
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WELL, YOU'RE PREACHING TO THE CHOIR TALKING TO ME. I'LL IT BE HAPPY TO LISTEN AND TALK WITH YOU AND... |
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AND I MYSELF HAVE PROPOSED A MILLION NEW SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHERS WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT... |
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK. |
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HI. MY NAME'S RAYMOND, RIGHT HERE. HELLO. |
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THERE YOU ARE. |
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SORRY. I WAS JUST WONDERING, WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT THE NEXT PRESIDENT CAN DONE STRENGTHEN TIES WITH... |
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WELL, I FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT'S A MISTAKE TO BEGIN BY THINKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS INCREASING PRODUCTION.... |
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THANK YOU. |
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WOMAN IN THE BACK. |
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HELLO, SENATOR EDWARDS. I'M FROM ATHENS, GEORGIA. WHICH IS THE THIRD MOST IMPOVERISHED LARGE COUNTY... |
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WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT ATHENS IS, ATHENS, GEORGIA, IS ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF PLACES... |
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LET'S GET A WOMAN. YOU BACK THERE, YEAH. |
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GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU, SENATOR EDWARDS, FOR BEING HERE. MY NAME IS LEYLA LEVY. I'M A LAW STUDENT... |
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YEAH. WELL, THAT'S -- THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS LONG. LET ME DO HIGHER EDUCATION FIRST AND THEN... |
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THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK. |
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HI. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE. I GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. SO I'VE DONE A LOT OF STUDENT ORGANIZING... |
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DID I HEAR YOU SAY YOU'RE IN ANN ARBOR. |
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YES. |
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LUCKILY FOR YOU, YOU'RE IN A VERY ACTIVIST COMMUNITY TO BEGIN WITH. I'VE ALSO BEEN I MENSED ATHENS... |
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AHA YOU. THANK YOUERERY MUCH, SENATOR EDWARDS, APPRECIATE IT. T THANK YOU ALL. STAY WITH ME IN THIS.... |
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THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE. THIS IS OUR BIGGEST CONFERENCE YET. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH... |
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YOU HAVE MORE ANSWERS THAN WE DO. YOUR VOICES FOR YOUR GENERATION. |
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THE POINT IS THEY UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO ASK AND ANSWER BIG QUESTIONS. |
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MAKING YOUR MARK ON THE WORLD IS HARD. IF IT WERE EASY, EVERYBODY WOULD DO IT. |
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THE PART ABOUT WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IS THE INCREDIBLE ENERGY. YOUNG PEOPLE WORK AROUND THE CLOCK... |
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THEY PUT IN LONG HOURS OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIC WORK AND ALL THE ACTIVITIES THEY'RE DOING TO TRY TO ORGANIZE.... |
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WE'RE WILLING TO KIND OF ATTACK AN ISSUE FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ANGLES. |
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THE POLICY AND ADVOCACY MANAGER OF CAMPUS PROGRESS ACTION. WE WANT SIMPLY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE... |
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I'VE BEEN AMAZED AT THE EXPLOSION OF YOUTH JURMISM AS YOUNG PEOPLE REALIZING THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA... |
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THE MAIN REASON WE STARRED A PUBLICATION IS TO BRING THESE ISSUES LIKE BEYOND THE -- BECAUSE OF AWOL... |
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I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A PROJECT WHICH IS AN ONLINE VIDEO TESTIMONIAL PROJECT. |
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MY NAME IS ALISHA. |
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MY NAME IS ADAM CONNER. |
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ABOUT A PERSONAL STORY THAT HAPPENED IN OUR LIFE AND THEN ASK THEM TO RELATE IT TO AN ISSUE THAT'S... |
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DEAR CONGRESS AND THE PEOPLE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND EVERYTHING, THIS IS THE AN AVERAGE OF COLLEGE... |
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WE MIGHT BE THE FIRST GENERATION WORSE OFF THAN OUR PARENTS' GENERATION. |
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BETWEEN 2001 AND 2010, TWO MILLION ACADEMICALLY QUALIFIED STUDENTS WILL NOT GO TO COLLEGE BECAUSE... |
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YOUNG ADULTS WITH DEBT UPON GRADUATION CAN PAY UP TO 25 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR THEY EARN LIFTING THEIR... |
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THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS AND CAMPUS PROGRESS ARE THE BEST THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO PROGRESSIVE... |
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YOU'RE RIGHT. THE RESOURCES ARE HERE. EVERYTHING IS PRESENT FOR US TO MAKE A MOVE. |
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YOUNG PEOPLE NOW ARE READY TO DEFINE OURSELVES. SAY WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT WE BELIEVE.... |
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YOU ARE PROVING NOT ONLY THAT YOU ONLY THAT YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY BUT ALSO... |
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GOOD MORNING. IT IS SO GREAT TO SEE ALL OF YOU. I CAN BARELY SEE ALL OF YOU, BUT IT'S GREAT. MY NAME... |
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GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED MY ENTIRE VERY, VERY SHORT LIFE IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS.... |
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A LITTLE BRIGHT IN HERE. HANG ON. THE MIKE'S ON. |
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HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OUR MIKE'S AREN'T ON. |
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IT WAS ON. THE MIKE WAS ON. |
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HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME, EVERYONE? HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME'S BEN ADLER, A REPORTER... |
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THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. PEOPLE ASSUME IT'S JUST BECAUSE WE'RE YOUNG, THEY SAY OF COURSE, PEOPLE ARE... |
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WELL, ON THAT NOTE, I'M GOING TO ASK AMANDA, AS A MORE I THINK YOU WOULD BE COMFORTABLE SAYING MORE... |
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WELL TWO, PARTS. I AGREE PARTIALLY WITH WHAT YOU SAID IS THAT I THINK IT TAPS INTO WHY YOUNGER VOTERS... |
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YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING I WAS REMISS NOT TO MENTION. IN TERMS OF THE REMARKABLE AMOUNT OF YOUTH ENERGY... |
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TRYING TO SMASH THE FEDERAL RESERVE, BUYING GOLD AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. |
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IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S LIKE AN OLD-TIMEY KIND OF ISSUE. BUT NO, BUT I THINK OPPOSITION TO THE IRAQ... |
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THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THE IDENTITY CRISIS THROUGH THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES. I WOULD SAY IT WOULD HAVE... |
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THANK YOU. BIKO, LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I TALKED ABOUT IN MY INTRODUCTION HOW HIGH YOUTH... |
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BEFORE I ANSWER THAT QUESTION, I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS FROM CAMPUS PROGRESS, DAVID, STEPHANIE. ... |
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MARIA, I THINK YOU WOULD SAY THAT THE GAP IN YOUTH CIVIC GAEN IMAGEMENT ISN'T JUST A CLASS BARRIER.... |
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YEAH. |
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I'M CURIOUS TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS AS TO WHY THAT IS. AND AGAIN, WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. OBVIOUSLY... |
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BEN, THANK YOU. I THINK CAMPUS PROGRESS AND DAVID FOR INVITING LATINOS TO REPRESENT. YOU TOUCH UPON... |
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I WOULD LIKE ONE LAST FOLLOW UP TO BIKO AND MARIEAMARIA. THAT'S THE IRAQ WAR. BOTH OF YOU WORK WITH... |
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I KNOW FOR THE HIP-HOP GENERATION, A LOT OF US ARE ACTIVEISM AND SORT OF PUSHED AGAINST THE SYSTEM... |
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I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY. PARTIALLY IT'S BECAUSE THEY SEE IT... |
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I THINK WE CAN OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS NOW IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS. I HAVE TO CONFESS, THOSE... |
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RIGHT HERE. |
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THEY'RE ROBING. I THINK YOU SHOULD JUST RAISE YOUR HAND. I SEE LANDS. I SEE ONE LIKE RIGHT HERE. |
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SITTING IT IN THE FRONT. |
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GOOD MORNING. OFTEN, THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT SOME WAY HAVE TRANSCENDED THE DEMOCRATIC KIND OF DEMOCRATIC... |
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WHO WERE YOU DIRECTING THAT QUESTION TO. |
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I HAVE NO ADVICE FOR YOU GUYS UNIFYING. WELL, FIRST, I THINK CAMPUS PROGRESS WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE... |
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CAPS DOES NOT ENDORSE |
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EXACTLY. |
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LET ME JUST PREFACE THE NEXT QUESTION BY SAYING PLEASE, IF POSSIBLE, CHOOSE A RESPONDENTS OR RESPONDENTS... |
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I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING TO THAT. I THINK WE HAVE THE MOST DRAWN OUT I BELIEVE BY ALL RECORDS AND... |
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COULD I TAKE A STAB AT THAT? I THINK ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THIS YEAR IS ALL THIS EXCITEMENT... |
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I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MIKE IS, BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF HANDS UP FRONT HERE. AND BACK THAT WAY. |
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OKAY. HEY, I'M FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA. |
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OH. |
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MY QUESTIONS ARE TOWARDS MARIA MARIA. WE LIVE IN A VERY LARGE LATINO COMMUNITY AND I'VE KNOWN LATINOS... |
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YEAH, AND I THINK, FIRST OF ALL, YOU'VE GOT TO BREAK IT DOWN. WHEN I SAY THAT IS YOU -- I THINK YOU... |
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WE HAVE A TON OF HANDS. WHOEVER HAS THE MIKE. |
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YES. |
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THE QUESTION, I GUESS -- YES. THE QUESTION ABOUT CO-OPTION. YOU ASKED THAT HISTORY OF, YOU NOW, MAKING... |
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A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I WAS AT THIS CONFERENCE, AND I SAID SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT... |
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SOMEONE IN FRONT HERE. |
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HI, MY NAME IS CATER RENA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MARIA PETERSEN.... |
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LET ME PREFERENCE BY SAYING MOST OF THE LATINOS, AND I CAN SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS, IT'S WHAT BOTH... |
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I'D LIKE TO GET AMANDA'S RESPONSE ON THIS QUESTION. PRESIDENT BUSH AND KARL ROVE SORT OF FAMOUSLY... |
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THERE'S THIS WHOLE MYTH THAT CAME OUT OF THE DEBATE THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS SOMEHOW ANTIIMMIGRANT.... |
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VERY BRIEFLY, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NOT THAT -- ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS LOOK BACK... |
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AND A LOT OF BUSINESSES. |
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AND A LOT OF BUSINESSES. AND IT'S THAT EXPENSIVE. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONTROVERSIAL, WHEN FOLKS START... |
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THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF DOCUMENTATION. BUT YOU BROUGHT UP THE PROBLEM OF DOCUMENTATION,... |
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AGREED. |
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AND IF PEOPLE AREN'T ABLE TO PRODUCE IT, WE CAN'T SAY THEY WERE RACIALLY PROFILED. THERE ARE SECURITIES,... |
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ABSOLUTELY. I AGREE WITH. I THINK WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU, NOT TO HIJACK THE CONVERSATION, I APOLOGIZE.... |
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I THINK THE NEXT QUESTION IS BACK AND TO THE RIGHT THERE. |
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HI. MY NAME IS MEL SHAIFER. AND I GO TO MIAMI UNIVERSITY. I WORK WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS TRYING... |
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I WOULD JUST SAY, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. THE OTHER HALF FOR DEMOS FOR US WHEN I... |
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I SEE TO THE BACK LEFT THERE. |
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THERE ARE CONSTANT CHECKPOINTS, THAT ARE CHILDREN THAT GO HOME TO EMPTY HOUSES, BECAUSE THEIR FAMILY,... |
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I THINK I HAVE TO TAKE A STEP BACK FOR A SECOND. AND I-K I COMMEND THE YOUNG WOMEN WHO HAVE ASKED... |
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AND IT JUST CAN'T BE LATINOS DOING THAT. |
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EXACTLY. IT'S COLLECTIVE. |
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AND IN THE FRONT. HERE, OKAY. |
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HI, MY NAME IS ANNIE DUNN. AS MARIA POINTS OUT, IT'S ABOUT POWER. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT AT THE POLLS... |
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THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I'M SURE I WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU. I THINK THAT... |
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I THINK WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST QUESTION. |
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HI. THIS IS A QUESTION FOR BEN ADLER AND AMANDA CARPENTER. MY QUESTION WOULD BE, REGARDING YOUNG... |
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I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE ANGRY LONG BEFORE THE FIRST RACE PRIMARY COVERAGE STARTED, TO TELL YOU THE... |
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I THINK THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS, YES. WHEN I'VE BEEN OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, VOTERS NEVER... |
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EXCUSE ME. |
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BLESS YOU. BLESS YOU. |
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I DON'T THINK HE BELIEVES ME EVEN FOR A SECOND. HE'S JUST SAYING THAT'S TOTAL BULL. NO, I MEAN, I... |
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YOU'RE NOT GIVE THE BROTHER THE SHOT. HE'S BEEN STANDING UP THE WHOLE TIME. |
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OKAY. |
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YOU MENTIONED ABOUT -- YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE GOP WITH IMMIGRANTS AND LATINOS. BUT I DON'T... |
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YEAH, WE'RE ALL AGAINST RACISM. |
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JUST BE A SYSTEMATIC POLICY. |
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WHAT'S THE QUESTION? |
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WITH IMMIGRANTS. SO HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT -- |
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OKAY. THERE ARE SOME FIGURES. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH EVERYTHING, TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU. BUT,... |
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WOULDN'T YOU AGREE IT'S SORT OF COUCHED ON BROKEN FOLKS, THOUGH? |
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I'M NOT GOING TO CONCEDE THAT. I WILL SAY THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE HURTFUL AND THEY CATEGORIZE... |
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THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR A VERY LIVELY DEBATE. |
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THANK YOU. |
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO IS KINDS ENOUGH NOT TO INTERRUPT. WE'RE NOW GOING TO PROCEED... |
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ALL RIGHT. (music)(music) |
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