So, we’ve heard that Greg Abbott likes to get an “awww!” from Latinos when he mentions he married a Latina. Well, this weekend, he showed up and spoke at a local Latino business club thing, along with a whole bunch of other Republicans trying to play nice with brown biz folk.
My response? Meh! Policies matter, people!
Anyway, soon after Wendy Davis announced, along with all of the mysogynistic, anti-woman stuff that has been tossed at her, Abbott stated that she would bring “California values” to Texas. He’s probably trying to speak to the racist homophobes who get off on that kind of stuff, but I think it sends a real message to Latinos given CA Governor Jerry Brown’s recent signing of Latino and immigrant friendly laws.
Brown just signed a law which helps stop local law enforcement from doing immigration enforcement and the undue racial profiling that comes with it. Wendy Davis voted against SB9 in 2011, which Abbott supported, and would have done the opposite of CA’s Trust Act. I don’t know about you, but this is a California value I like.
Another bit about Greg Abbott’s disdain for “California values,” it turns out Brown also signed a bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Doing so will provide access to vehicle insurance–a boon to public safety, the economy, and business interests. Gregg Abbott’s campaign attacked Wendy Davis for supporting a similar measure during her recent visit to TribFest.
Abbott supported cutting billions from public education and universities. Abbott has fought against access to health care (Obamacare), which Latinos support in huge numbers. Latinos even supported expanding Medicaid, but Abbott did not.
I don’t know about you, but I’m thinking “California values” means anything pro-Latino and/or Pro-Immigrant. Message received.
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