Latino Victory Fund Regrets Support for Hispanic Virginia Republican Danny Vargas
- Nens Bolilan
- Sep 15, 2015 07:45 AM EDT
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A political action arm which helps Latinos win elections revoked its support to Virginia Republican Danny Vargas for opposing the deportation amnesty of US President Barack Obama.
Washington Times the Latino Victory Fund regretted backing Vargas, who is eyeing a set at the House of Delegates in Herndon, Virginia after he claimed that Obama's amnesty "went beyond his powers."
This statement was in direct opposition to the support that the Latino Victory Fund gave to this policy causing him to lose the support of the group with it even saying that they regretted having a fundraiser for the political candidate last June.
"Had we known this, we would not have hosted him," said LVF president Cristobal J. Alex in the Washington Times report.
During the fundraiser, Vargas said he was thrilled with the support the group has given to him. He also highlighted on his plans in case he wins in the upcoming polls.
"The time has come to make sure we're focused on common sense solutions. The time has come to make sure we are bringing folks together on both sides of the aisle. The time has come to get rid of that hateful flag in South Carolina. The time has come to pass immigration reform in the U.S. Congress and the time has come to make sure we are represented from Florida to New York, from California to Washington and yes, even in the Commonwealth of Virginia," Vargas earlier told NBC News.
A separate NBC News report added that Obama's Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) was essential for Latinos, as claimed by the LVF.
It explained that the program "allows certain parents of U.S. citizen and legal permanent resident children to be legally in the country, shielding them from deportation." The policy also gives parents the chance to work in the country with temporary permits.
The Los Angeles Times an appeals court scrutinized this policy since opposing states like Texas expressed that this could "shield an estimated 5 million immigrants from deportation" and impose costs on the states.
The critics claimed that the state taxpayers would be forced to pay these taxes for the immigrants but supporters, on the other hand, said that states should not interfere with federal immigration law.
Administration counsels earlier said that it was a proper move for Obama to create such policy.
"Texas believes it can hail the federal government into court and prevent it from making changes to immigration policy. When the states operate in the realm of immigration policy, they are operating in a realm that is exclusively a federal one," said principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Division Benjamin C. Mizer said in the Los Angeles Times report.
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