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Mexican presidential candidate calls migrants in CA ‘heroes of the country’ — but doesn’t ask them to return home

There are apparently so many Mexicans in California who can vote in Mexico, a presidential candidate found it necessary to campaign in the U.S. state.

Ricardo Anaya Cortez tweeted photos from his meeting with Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California system, and Secretary of Homeland Security for President Obama.

“Anaya said they ‘talked about the importance of supporting the Dreams and agreed that Mexican migrants deserve respect,” Fox News reports.

Curiously, Cortes didn’t called for those so-called Dreamers and other migrants to return home to be an asset to Mexico.

The candidate lavished praise on Mexicans who fled his country seeking a better life. […]

 

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