Beto In El Paso
Beto O’Rourke officially kicked off his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination Saturday morning, quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and praising the way immigration has benefited El Paso and the nation.
Speaking at a downtown rally near the border with Mexico, O’Rourke said that his hometown, El Paso, its rich ties with Mexico represented the best of the American experience, also saying that the challenges facing the country presented “a moment of truth.”Quoting Dr. King, he said El Paso and its Mexican neighbor of Ciudad Juárez were “caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”
He added, “This is a campaign for America, for everyone in America.”
His words and the setting on the street that connects El Paso with Ciudad Juárez represented what his campaign said would be one of Beto O’Rourke’s themes — a “unifying vision for bridging divides” to unite Americans from all walks of life.
Emma Burkey: I think it is really inspiring that Beto is speaking for unification of all Americans including immigrants. He is someone that knows how immigrants are just as a part of America as anyone else.
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