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No, you don't understand: Hispanic status has nothing to do with ancestry (that is, family ancestry). If somebody was a German-Mexican with the last name Schmidt and was 100% of German ancestry, but spoke Spanish, and then they moved to Texas, they would be considered Hispanic.
......Second, from what I've read, the nick-name Beto was something he acquired in childhood, so I doubt it has anything to do with a deliberate attempt to sound Hispanic.
He was named after his grandfathers, and his mother, Melissa O'Rourke, said on the campaign trail during his U.S. Senate run that "Robert" — her father's name — didn't seem to fit when he was a baby.
The family has deep roots in El Paso, and "Beto" is a common shortening of the name "Roberto," or "Robert."
So, his family is responsible for giving him the Mexican-sounding nickname. Got it.
Democratic presidential candidate Beto (the fake Mexican) O’Rourke declared that immigrants make the country safer as he staged rallies across Texas on Saturday to formally kick off his 2020 White House bid....
First off you know he means illegal aliens not plain ole immigrants and the former certainly doesn't make our country safer quite the opposite is true. He's just pandering to Hispanics who want amnesty for their illegal amigos and an open border for the rest of their ethnic group to be able to migrate here at will. In other words a typical Democrat.
Former Californians are fleeing the state to seek asylum from the oppression of their elected overlords, excessive crime, gangs and drugs to neighboring states. The only issue is that these people are bringing their problems and not to mention their liberal social ideas with them to their new homes.
Hmmm sounds like just what is happening when the "migrants" force themselves to our Southern border...
There's a difference between fleeing to a different part of your own country and fleeing to another country illegally though.
Trump wants to give amnesty to illegals. Trump has hired illegals. Trump doesn't want to enact E-Verify. Trump supports immigrants and isn't much diff than other politicians(except he has hired many illegals) plus his costly wall proposal which is ancient technology and too far behind the times to have impact. Especially since the majority off illegals enter legally then overstay their visa and become illegals.
Trump supports path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million ‘dreamers’ in new White House proposal
No, Trump does not support amnesty for the Dreamers and never really did he merely used it as a bargaining chip for the wall and that article goes back to a year and a half ago. There is no proof that Trump "knowingly" had any illegals working for him either. Trump has had e-verify in his last two budgets but probably objected to by the Democrats just like in the past.
It's not Trump's wall it's the wall that was approved by congress back in 2006 but wasn't built according to specs and an additional 300 miles on the most porous areas of the border. Would you rather fund a $25 billion wall already proven to work or the over $100 billion a year that illegals cost us? The answer should be clear. Walls are not ancient technology either. The wall addresses the border jumpers not the visa over stayers. Both problems need to be addressed. Not ignore one problem for the other.
I'm not saying he's Latino (I actually agree he probably isn't). What I'm disputing is the claim that somebody with an Irish surname can't be Latino, which was the contention of a couple people here. That is false.
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There is no proof that Trump "knowingly" had any illegals working for him either. Trump has had e-verify in his last two budgets but probably objected to by the Democrats just like in the past. 
