Immigrants Take Center Stage at Democratic Convention

Immigrants Take Center Stage at DNC Convention

While Hillary Clinton made history and wowed the Democratic National Convention with her powerful, fiery acceptance speech, the concluding right also shone a spotlight on American immigrants, and immigration policies.

In one of the evening’s most electric moments, Muslim immigrant Khizr Khan (above) spoke about his son, U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, who died while serving his country in Iraq. “Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son the best of America,” said Khan, before adding one of the night’s most powerful (and Tweeted) moments.

“Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with your future. Let me ask you, have you even read the United States Constitution?” Khan said, as he pulled out his pocket-sized Constitution and held it up. “I will gladly lend you my copy.”

Watch the video here:

Earlier, former Los Angles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave a stirring speech about immigration and addressed undocumented immigrants, urging them to “have a voice in our party and our nation.”

And Clinton’s concluding speech included a substantial focus on her immigration policy, highlighted by these comments:

  • “Now we are clear-eyed about what our country is up against. But we are not afraid. We will rise to the challenge, just as we always have. We will not build a wall. Instead, we will build an economy where everyone who wants a good paying job can get one.
  • And we’ll build a path to citizenship for millions of [illegal]immigrants who are already contributing to our economy!
  • We will not ban a religion. We will work with all Americans and our allies to fight terrorism…
  • I believe that when we have millions of hardworking [illegal]immigrants contributing to our economy, it would be self-defeating and inhumane to kick them out. Comprehensive immigration reform will grow our economy and keep families together–and it’s the right thing to do.”

Transcript: Hillary Clinton’s complete Democratic National Convention speech , LA Times, July 28, 2016

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