Thought you might be interested in the ENTIRE quote....in context, from the book.
Not some propaganda e-mail that is circling the world...
I'm pretty sure he wasn't talking about these idiots in the pictures
"As a senator, I receive countless invitations to address the newest Americans, where I am often quizzed on my foreign policy views...
"But mostly they want affirmation that they, too, are Americans... my message is simple, for what I've come to understand is that my mere presence before these newly minted Americans serves notice that they matter, that they are voters critical to my success and full-fledged citizens deserving of respect.
"Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
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