I have been thinking a lot about that recently as the Republican Presidential field of candidates has fallen in line with a bully who spews racism and is leading among his partys primary voters. What can Americans do when the tail wagging the dog of the Republican Party is saying that most Mexicans are murderers and rapists? What can we do as a nation when candidates blame unrest in reaction to police violence in Baltimore and Ferguson on Mexican and Central American immigrants. What can we do when thousands of people cheer when a candidate proposes building a great wall of America on our southern border. and the response from other candidates is to say that we should build another wall opposite Canada as well? Well. in the movie "Selma." Oprah Winfrey didnt just get mad. she fought back by making sure she could register to vote. We have all learned what the Republican Party seems to be forgetting: Appeals to a narrow Republican electorate with overthetop racism and belowthebelt immigrant bashing will not get you to the White House. President Romneyoh. Im sorry. Governor Romney got more White votes than any candidate in the history of the United States. but he couldnt overcome the demographic reality that the country is more diverse and so are its voters. Appeals to racism and immigrant bashing are creating a predictable backlash in the neighborhoods of my district in Chicago. People are calling and coming into my office. asking what they can do to push back. Very specifically. those who are not yet citizens are asking: How do I become a citizen?
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Mexicans are described as murderers and rapists.