Group Delivers Hundreds Of Tacos To Connecticut Mayor Who Insulted Latinos With ‘Tacos’ Comment
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Think Progress
Latinos in East Haven, Connecticut delivered hundreds of tacos to the towns mayor Thursday, just two days after he made a flippant, derogatory comment about them while discussing alleged police discrimination and violence in his community.
In the wake of those allegations, Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. was asked what he would do to reach out to the Latino community. I might have tacos when I go home, Im not quite sure yet, Maturo said. The comment drew strong rebukes from area Latinos, and one group responded with a campaign to respond, as CNN reported today:
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The 500 tacos that were placed in Maturos office were eventually donated to a food-assistance charity, but even that drew controversy. Maturo issued a statement after the drop-off saying his office donated the tacos to charity. The group that delivered the tacos to his office, Reforming Immigration for America, then took to Twitter, saying Maturos claim was false.
Now, Mayor Maturo claims theyre donating tacos to the soup kitchen. WE did that, he left knowing we were on our way, the group posted on its Twitter account. Another post called the mayors statement false and misleading.
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