Biden Shuns Latino Nets, Passes Border Crisis Buck to Congress

MRC Latino | April 29, 2021
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CAROLINA SARASSA: Tonight, President Joe Biden addresses Congress and the nation in his first address at the Capitol since he arrived at the White House three months ago, and one day before the first 100 days of his administration.

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President Biden is expected to talk

about his achievements

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JAVIER VEGA: President Biden

renders his administration’s first accounting. His first 100 days were marked

by one issue: the Coronavirus crisis, but most Americans approve of his handling of the pandemic.

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According to the polls, the president began his administration on the right foot.

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SATCHA PRETTO: We already know that

the president will offer a cost-free education proposal for children and

college students, as well as an extension to the Affordable Care Act. He will

also talk about the promises fulfilled during the first 100 days of his administration.

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EDWIN PITTI: He will also be celebrating what, according to the

White House, he has achieved in the first one hundred days of his administration.

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There´s a great sense of expectation because all President Biden will say in his first address to a joint session of Congress, will be a mix of what he still needs to do, and there will also be a

celebration of what he has achieved in the first hundred days of his administration.

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JOSE DIAZ-BALART: Pro-immigrant groups don't trust Trump's word, and take to the streets in Washington and other cities across the country hours before the President's first address to Congress.

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EDGAR MUÑOZ: Today more than ever, the immigrant community will be looking out for Donald Trump's speech in Congress. Some of our interviewees say that after so many immigration raids, this is a political strategy to please lawmakers.

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JOSE DIAZ-BALART: Several congressmen plan to protest President Trump's first speech in a very peculiar manner.

DIEGO ARIAS: Dejanaira and Sheridan are Dreamers. They traveled from Texas and New Jersey in order to send a clear message to President Trump.

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And despite the rain, protesters are beginning to arrive at this hour. They say they are protesting in order to stand up for American values and that with Trump as president, there is a moral crisis in the country.

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JANET RODRIGUEZ: (The President) tonight will become the salesman-in-chief, with a message that seeks to highlight an agenda that has so far been overshadowed by controversies and stumbles.

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