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WATCH: Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez at Summit in Mexico City Tells Audience in Spanish: “I’m a Proud Guatemalan Before I’m an American” – DHS Responds

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"I was a proud Guatemalan before I was a proud American"

I sugget you go learn some basic Spanish....(looking at you "The Blaze
& "Gateway Pundit").
 
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Race? I think you're the first to mention race.
And you're the one with the misleading thread title.

If one wants to experience racism, they just have to look at the comments in the article you linked. It's quite vile.
 
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And you're the one with the misleading thread title.

If one wants to experience racism, they just have to look at the comments in the article you linked. It's quite vile.
I'm not interested in looking at any racist comments. Hopefully DEI and CRT are on their way out.
 
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I'm not interested in looking at any racist comments. Hopefully DEI and CRT are on their way out.

A congresswoman goes to Mexico, speaks in Spanish and expresses pride in her Guatamalen heritage. What's the issue?
 
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I'm not interested in looking at any racist comments. Hopefully DEI and CRT are on their way out.
I would be ashamed to link to a news site with such vile commentary even if I agreed with the general message of the article.
 
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"I was a proud Guatemalan before I was a proud American"

I sugget you go learn some basic Spanish....(looking at you "The Blaze
& "Gateway Pundit").
What are your qualifications as a translator?
 
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Is ethnic bigotry more acceptable than racism in your book?
Yeah, it's funny how the same crew who swallows all of the... uh... inexact language from Donald Trump suddenly become sticklers for precision as soon as you start hinting around, as you put it, ethnic bigotry.
 
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What are your qualifications as a translator?
Knowledge of basic Spanish? An understanding of how tenses work?

What is your basis for disputing his translation?
 
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What are your qualifications as a translator?

Army linguist (Spanish) - Defense Language Institute
Married to a Spanish Speaker
Speak Spanish daily...in the house and at work.

Again, what is your issue with the Congress woman's remarks?
 
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Again, Guatemalan is not a race or ethnicity. Can someone please point out for me the ethnic or racial bigotry in that article? I'm not seeing it.
It's playing on bigotry latent in the audience.
 
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Army linguist (Spanish) - Defense Language Institute
Married to a Spanish Speaker
Speak Spanish daily...in the house and at work.

Again, what is your issue with the Congress woman's remarks?
Why don't you give the media a call and tell them you dispute their translation?
 
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Why don't you give the media a call and tell them you dispute their translation?

You mean the right wing media who ran with the story based on a tweet from The Blaze? The DHS retweeted it....and you dutifully posted it here.

But hey, who needs accuracy when a congresswoman's loyalty is to be questioned?

The New Republic Reports:
A video of the event shows Ramirez, who began her speech in English, saying she wanted to conclude her remarks with a few words in Spanish (“...quiero terminar diciendo unas palabras en español…”), because she is “very proudly Guatemalan” (“...porque yo soy guatemalteca con mucho orgullo…”). But, she continues, “Primero que soy americana”—which translates roughly to “First, I am American.”
 
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It's playing on bigotry latent in the audience.
lol, I guess I should have been reading with my special liberal glasses which make you see what you want to see even if it's not there.
 
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You mean the right wing media who ran with the story based on a tweet from The Blaze? The DHS retweeted it....and you dutifully posted it here.

But hey, who needs accuracy when a congresswoman's loyalty is to be questioned?

The New Republic Reports:
A video of the event shows Ramirez, who began her speech in English, saying she wanted to conclude her remarks with a few words in Spanish (“...quiero terminar diciendo unas palabras en español…”), because she is “very proudly Guatemalan” (“...porque yo soy guatemalteca con mucho orgullo…”). But, she continues, “Primero que soy americana”—which translates roughly to “First, I am American.”
I don't dutifully post anything. Please everyone try and hold back on your personal attacks.
 
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