Beto O'Rourke delivers immigration-focused address at Ames house party

[Indygram]

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, was greeted by a packed house of supporters and scattered thunderstorms upon his return to Ames. He delivered a speech with a focus on immigration.

Joan Bolin-Betts hosted the presidential candidate at her home in Ames. According to the campaign, 160 people attended the event — making for a very hot room while attendees waited for the arrival of the candidate. O’Rourke was joined by his wife and their three children at the event.

“He reminds me of [the late-Iowa Gov.] Bob Ray,” Bolin-Betts said of why she is supporting O’Rourke. “He has a strong moral code; he’s a good family man; he cares about someone else besides himself; he respects other people’s rights — he’s moral through and through.”

Bolin-Betts said she does not believe President Donald Trump has a “moral core.” She added she changed parties in 2016. She supported then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

O’Rourke spoke in Bolin-Bett’s living room — taking his place in front of her fireplace — which had books on Robert Kennedy and the Mueller Report on it, among others.

Article here: http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/orourke-discusses-immigration-at-ames-house-party/article_7be64d7a-9d3e-11e9-a3ed-a7c5b6a40ab4.html

Watch the House Party on CSPAN here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?462216-1/beto-orourke-attends-house-party-ames-iowa

[Iliyah]

1. K & R

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2. I think visiting the Homestead detention facility on Friday

has only increased his determination to do something about this situation. This is a clip of his visit:

Andrew Kimmel
@andrewkimmel

Jun 27
Congressman
@BetoORourke visited Homestead detention center today. When asked for his thoughts, Beto was speechless.

He could see children over the fence and began to shout, “we see you,” in Spanish
Video

Link to tweet

That weekend, he held protests in Houston and Clint and went to Juarez to meet asylum seekers.