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December 23, 2015

Clinton Faces Pushback After Campaign Says She is "Just Like Your Abuela"
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And candidate Hillary Clinton sparked criticism of her own Tuesday after
her campaign website posted a list of "7 ways Hillary Clinton is just
like your abuela." Thousands of Latinos quickly took to Twitter to list
the ways that Hillary Clinton was not just like their grandmother. Both
the hashtags "#Not Mi Abuela" and "#Not My Abuela" quickly went viral,
as people denounced what they saw as "Hispandering" by the Clinton
campaign. Many drew attention to the funding Clinton's campaign received
from private prison corporations with government contracts to run
for-profit detention centers for undocumented immigrants. Others drew
attention to Clinton's statements on CNN last year calling for the
United States to send back children fleeing violence in Central America
who have reached the U.S. border.

CNN reporter: "Should they be able to stay here? It's safer."

Hillary Clinton: "Well, it may be safer, but that's not the answer. I do
not"—

CNN reporter: "So should they be sent back?"

Hillary Clinton: "Well, first of all, we have to provide the best
emergency care we can provide. We have children five and six years old
who have come up from Central America. We need to do more to provide
border security in southern Mexico."

CNN reporter: "So you're saying they should be sent back now?"

Hillary Clinton: "Well, they should be sent back as soon as it can be
determined who responsible adults in their families are."



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