Wisconsin House Speaker says immigrant 'culture' was to blame for COVID-19 outbreak in Racine County

[RandySF]

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MADISON - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos blamed the culture of immigrant populations for a coronavirus outbreak in Racine County, according to a secret recording of his meeting last month with Gov. Tony Evers.

“I know the reason at least in my region is because of a large immigrant population where it’s just a difference in culture where people are living much closer and working much closer,” the Rochester Republican said of an outbreak in Racine County.

Vos didn't elaborate on his views during the May 14 meeting.

Darryl Morin, president of Forward Latino, said Thursday that Hispanics in Racine County are contracting coronavirus at higher rates than others because many of them are essential workers and not because of their "culture."

He said Vos should apologize and do more to make sure businesses provide safe working environments.

"I understood it to be a rather dismissive remark that immigrants and immigrant lives aren’t as much a concern for the speaker," Morin said.



https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/11/vos-says-immigrant-culture-blame-covid-19-outbreak-racine-county/5338362002/

[mokawanis]

1. Vos is a pig

He's about as smart and honest as Trump, which is to say not at all. If I could kick two Wisconsin politicians out of office it would be Ron Johnson and Vos.

[LakeArenal]

2. Oh ffs.

It’s wasn't people with the disease. It’s people who ignored the disease.

[RKP5637]

3. Always looking for some fucken scapegoat, just like this ass that thinks he's a leader trying to

run/ruin the US.

[Tech]

4. Local tv has nothing on this. They only have info on how republicans compare Gov Evers

to Nixon tactics, and how horrible he is. Local news programming in northeast WI is a little biased.

[Bayard]

5. A lot of people think racism is more rampant in the South

But I see just as much in the Midwest.

https://democraticunderground.com/100213578876

Cincinnati, and southern IN were the worst, when I lived there. When I lived in CA, it was Hispanic people. Here in KY, it's African Americans. One of the more tolerant was MN.

Its everywhere, just better hidden in some places.