Fl Rep Juan Zapata expalins why he is a "Immigrant advocate"

My understanding of this short clip is Mr Zapata feels illegal immigration is the fault of legal citizens.

One of Mr Zapata affiliations is National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), Board Member

One of his highlights-Established scholarship program through the Hispanic Caucus

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[TheCZMan]

Who is the guy who thinks he is in a rocking chair?

[NoillegalAliens]

He is Rep Rivera.

He in my opinion is also responsible for stymieing the anti illegal immigration bills that were proposed in Florida.

[cwp91206]

Immigration is about OUR self-interest, not a Crusade to save the world's poor, suffering and desperate.

Oh, and self-interest is not a sin folks. Even if you're a First World country.

[TuNoHablasPorMi]

This guys says we're the greatest nation on earth and that is why everyone wants to come here. He just doesn't get it.  All these illegals are going to bankrupt the greatest nation on earth that he is talking about. What a Schmuck! And guess what? I'm a Hispanic as well!

[SuperAlexrios]

@cjrezler most likely you are not in te lifeboat right?

[SuperAlexrios]

@TuNoHablasPorMi and for sure the way you talk you are a mtf Cuban

[JohnRhysMusician]

The problem with speeches like this is that if you are coming illegally you really don't care about the country you are just trying to milk it. My family traces back to the 1600's in the United States. They were not immigrants. They were moving within the British Empire and to anyone who says this is an immigrant nation you are mistaken, slaves and folks who moved within the Empire are NOT immigrants.

[cjrezler]

@eltrabukitochingon Illegal is NOT a race, but a crime. Here's an analogy- Let's say a passenger ship sinks in the ocean miles from land. The lifeboats are filled and lowered and escape. Many people are left in the water dying. Have any clue why the people in the lifeboats won't come try and rescue them? Because they'll swamp the boat with their numbers and sink them all. Get it? Ponder that for awhile and get the hint. Does it make the people in the lifeboats bad people or racists? No!

[LotusElise05]

Where the fuck does that guy in the rocking chair think he's at? Fucking recess?!?

[borderraven]

A "legal immigrant" is an alien who carries a passport, a visa, and obeys the laws, but the very second that "legal immigrant" violates the laws, that alien is not an "illegal immigrant"! He/She is an "illegal alien"! So, to use the word "immigrant(s)" as an all encompassing term to define all immigrants, only confuses the issue about illegal immigration -- But that's exactly the Communist propaganda La Raza "the Race" employs, to fool the media, and the gullible listener.

[TuNoHablasPorMi]

I don't despise my own race. Hispanic is not a race and guess what, I wasn't born here and I was never illegal. I waited my time and earned the right to be an American. I didn't display my flag of birth above the American flag or make demands. My country is now the U.S. and I have no loyalty to any other country. Can you say that about those from Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, etc.? No. That's because they're only coming here for what they can get and their allegiance is not to the U.S.

[eltrabukitochingon]

It's amusing to see how Hispanics can despise their own race, somehow feeling a sense of superiority just because they were lucky to be born in the United States. The fact that you guys are now legally in the US doesn't mean you always were, therefore, if you guys had a chance, why cant they too? You talk like you own the US, like you are entitled to everything that it represents, and it is sad, because rather than being united, Hispanics like you are the ones that encourage racism towards them.

[WOLFMAN1469]

well yeah i agree with most of what he said less racism charged arguments would be nice because illegal immigrants come in all colors and im glad he knows the difference between legal documented immigrants and undocumented illegal immigrants, but as far as not treating illegal immigrants as terrorist "they arent terrorist theyre immigrants" well they are undocumented so you dont know who they are.

[fleiva30]

Juan Rivera is 1000000000000000000000000% RIGHT!!!!!