Number one, it is absolutely critical that we tone down the rhetoric w…

Barack Obama
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Number one, it is absolutely critical that we tone down the rhetoric when it comes to the immigration debate, because there has been an undertone that has been ugly. Oftentimes, it has been directed at the Hispanic community. We have seen hate crimes skyrocket in the wake of the immigration debate as it has been conducted in Washington, and that is unacceptable. ✨ Democratic Debate in Austin, Tex., www.nytimes.com. February 21, 2008.
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