A startling new video shows two immigration activists walking up to Sen. Rand Paul (R) from Kentucky and Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) , both of whom are stark opponents to legalizing undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
The activists in the video are Erika Andiola and Cesar Vargas, who are DREAMers — undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children. When Erika approaches King, she tells him she's DREAMer. At the sound of this, Rand Paul, who was busily devouring a hamburger, gets up and leaves said meal behind, escaping the conversation and leaving King behind (he was there visiting King's district.) And it's a shame, because the following conversation featured highlights such as King telling Erika that she's "very good at English," even though she was born here, then King saying, "You can understand the English language, so don't play with it."
Toward the end of the video, one patron in the restaurant can be heard saying, "go home!"
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