Those who do not stand up to intolerance and hatred only encourage it and sow the seeds of bigotry that will ultimately divide us as a nation and a people. I urge all of my Republican colleagues and all Americans to reject the politics of settling scores and grudges and work toward changing the hateful rhetoric we continue to hear. We are a nation of immigrantsall of us. We all know the reality of what it means to work hard. get an education. build a career. and find our way to this Chamber or the Federal bench. Many of us grew up in immigrant neighborhoods. like Judge Curiel. having to navigate many obstacles. the veiled or notsoveiled insults. the derogatory comments. the fingerpointing and racial stereotypes. while always remaining rational and logical enough to take the long view and see beyond the mirror and beyond ourselves so we can make the best decisions we can and take what comes and in doing so become part of the larger whole. no longer a stranger but members of something larger than ourselves. When Donald Trump says "Theres my African American" at a political rally. we see only a fellow American. a citizen. one of us. not one of them. Today we are all Judge Gonzalo Curiel. and today we stand together as one Nation. indivisible. no matter how hard someone tries to divide us.
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