{"id":608,"date":"2007-07-18T20:54:10","date_gmt":"2007-07-18T20:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2007\/07\/18\/the-only-latino-presidential-candidate-makes-q-c-visit\/"},"modified":"2022-07-17T14:47:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T19:47:25","slug":"the-only-latino-presidential-candidate-makes-q-c-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/the-only-latino-presidential-candidate-makes-q-c-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Only Latino Presidential Candidate Makes Q-C Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"ricardson\"<\/a>Bill Richardson is seeking the Democratic nomination for president and he made a visit to the Quad Cities on Tuesday, July 11 at the United Steelworkers Local 105 hall in Bettendorf, Iowa. About 150 people were present.
\nIn the only question asked to the candidate in Spanish by the media in attendance, Richardson was asked about the more than 100,000 Latinos living in Iowa and how he was going to gain their vote.
\n\u201cWith immigration reform,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that the Latinos know that I\u2019m Latino because they don\u2019t know I\u2019m Latino because of the name that I have. I support the Latino community and I hope that they know that I\u2019m Latino.\u201d
\nBill Richardson\u2019s name may not sound Latino but the current governor of New Mexico is fluent in Spanish. Richardson was born to a Mexican mother and grew up in Mexico City.
\nHe touted his resume being an ambassador for
\n the UN, Secretary of Energy, a member of the House of Representatives, and being the current governor of the state of New Mexico.
\nRichardson mentioned what he\u2019d do if he were elected president his first six days in office.
\n\u201cI want to bring the country together,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to get out of the war in Iraq, get universal health care, revitalize American education, an economy that responds to the middle class, and a restoration of civil rights. I will follow the constitution of the United States of America.\u201d
\nAffirmative Action chair for the Scott County Democrats and a member of the board of directors for the American Civil Liberties Union, Jose Bucksbaum asked the governor his stance on immigration reform.
\nRichardson joked that \u201cimmigration is always an easy one.\u201d
\n\u201cWe need to secure our borders, I don\u2019t think a wall will work,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you build a 12 foot wall, you\u2019ll have 13 foot ladders. We need to fine those who knowingly hire the undocumented and build a new relationship with Mexico.\u201d
\nOn the twelve million undocumented workers who are already here, Richardson said there are three scenarios.
\n\u201cOne, do nothing. Two, deport everybody. Or three, earned legalization,\u201d he said.
\nRichardson\u2019s earned legalization program would require the undocumented to learn to speak English, pay back taxes, a fine, embrace American values, and pass a background check. Richardson made it very clear that his proposal is not amnesty.
\n\u201cThe media is using the politics of fear but being practical, we set up an earned legalization program,\u201d he said.
\nJose Bucksbaum said that the governor answered his question extensively but that some points aren\u2019t realistic.
\n\u201cThe fine is too high,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t think that this is humane. A family with four kids, the fine would be $30,000. I\u2019m in favor of no fine. Why should they punish the immigrants? They come here to work to better their lives.\u201d
\nScott County recorder Rita Vargas liked what Richardson said on student loans. Richardson proposed that college debt would be forgiven if the student would serve one year of military service.
\n\u201cI think giving one year of your life back and forgiving your loan is a wonderful thing for the entire country,\u201d she said.
\nOn her views on Richardson, Vargas said, \u201cI think he\u2019s a wonderful candidate, He\u2019s one of the better candidates, I saw.\u201d<\/p>\n

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