Posted on: April 22nd, 2008
Filed Under: [ Immigration ] [ Politics ] [ Top Stories ] [ Colorado ]
A Colorado lawmaker is feeling the backlash of calling Mexican workers “illiterate peasants.”
State Representative Douglas Bruce made the remark during a debate on the Statehouse floor. Lawmakers had been discussing a bill designed to ease a shortage of farm workers in Colorado.
Bruce was ordered to leave the podium immediately after the remark. But he says he knew exactly what he was saying.”*
*From: http://www.wltx.com
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