- Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:10 pm
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Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is quietly playing cleanup with dozens of immigration activists and Latino leaders after upsetting them by repeating a previous statement made by Trump.
Biden said that undocumented immigrants need to “get in line” and that the country has been right to “cherry-pick” high-skilled immigrants, notably those with advanced degrees. Of note, those were the exact words Trump has used just two weeks prior.
The campaign quickly embarked on damage control. Aides assuaged aggrieved activists, and Biden had a closed-door meeting with Latino leaders in San Diego before his speech at the UnidosUS conference. Biden assured them there would be no cherry picking and all immigrants no matter their education or status are welcome in the United States.