Ad Tells Hispanics Not to Vote
The Washington Post reports:
A new ad from the conservative group Latinos for Reform is passing along a clear yet controversial message to Hispanic voters: Don't vote.
The ad claims that President Obama and Democrats in Congress have not delivered on their promise of immigration reform. In the English version of the ad, the narrator says, "Last time, President Obama and the Democratic leadership made a commitment that immigration reform would be passed within a year. But two years have gone by and nothing. Not even a vote in Congress. With a democratic president and super majorities in both chambers of Congress, they have no excuses. Clearly, the Democratic leadership betrayed us. And now, when they need our votes, they're at it again with more empty promises." The ad goes on to claim that Democrats were "all talk and no action," and that "Democratic leaders must pay for their broken promises and betrayals." The narrator ends saying, "Don't vote this November. This is the only way to send them a clear message. You can no longer take us for granted. Don't vote."
The ad, which Politico reports, is going over the airwaves only in Spanish, has angered members of the Hispanic community. "That message has to be denounced, its got to be thrown out," Fernando Romero, president of Hispanics in Politics, told a Las Vegas television station.
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