ancestry. ‘You may have seen in the news that Hillary Clinton just got caught making up another story to try to be ‘relatable’ to everyday Americans,’ Jindal wrote in the email. ‘This time she tried to claim her grandparents were immigrants when it turns out all but one were not.’ Clinton, appearing in Iowa, claimed all of her grandparents are immigrants. After Buzzfeed countered the remark with records that showed the claim was inaccurate, a Clinton spokesperson said she had been mistaken about her family’s heritage.” [The Advocate, 4/17/15] CLINTON DEFENSE Brinster, Jeremy 5/4/2015 6:24 PM Comment [7]: This is still mostly about AS A SENATOR, HILLARY CLINTON VOTED TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON A BIPARTISAN contrast, but some good pro’s for HRC IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL CHAMPIONED BY PRESIDENT BUSH Then-Senator Clinton Voted To Invoke Cloture On Comprehensive Immigration Reform In 2007. [S. th 1639, Vote 235, 110 Congress 6/28/07] • Reuters: “The U.S. Senate Dealt A Fatal Blow On Thursday To President George W. Bush's Overhaul Of Immigration Policy… Exposing A Deep Lack Of Support Among Bush's Own Republicans.” “The U.S. Senate dealt a fatal blow on Thursday to President George W. Bush's overhaul of immigration policy -- an emotional issue that has divided Americans in the run-up to next year's presidential election. Dashing the hopes of millions of immigrants seeking legal status and exposing a deep lack of support among Bush's own Republicans, the bill fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed in the 100-member Senate to advance toward a final vote. A crestfallen Bush conceded defeat and said he was moving on to other issues such as balancing the federal budget when it became clear the immigration legislation would not be revived during the final 18 months of his two- term presidency.” [Reuters, 6/29/07] THEN-SENATOR CLINTON CO-SPONSORED THE DREAM ACT Hillary Clinton: “As A Senator, I Was Proud To Co-Sponsor The National Dream Act.” “Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was at the University of Maryland on Thursday to stump for Anthony Brown, Maryland's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, but she ended up defending her own record on immigration reform after protesters repeatedly interrupted her speech. ‘If they had just waited a little while, I was getting to the Dream Act,’ Clinton joked at the rally, referencing the legislation that gives certain undocumented youth a pathway to citizenship. ‘As a senator, I was proud to co-sponsor the national Dream Act and to vote for it,’ she said. ‘I'm a strong supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, and I believe we have to fix our broken immigration system, [and] we have to keep families together.’” [CBS, 10/30/14] • Hillary Clinton Was A Co-Sponsor Of The DREAM Act Of 2005. [S. 2075, 109th Congress, Co- sponsored date 12/13/15] • Hillary Clinton Was A Co-Sponsor Of The DREAM Act. [S. 1545, 108th Congress, Co-sponsored date 9/4/13] SECRETARY CLINTON SUPPORTED DRIVERS LICENSES FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE ACTION, AS WELL AS OPPOSED ARIZONA’S IMMIGRATION LAW 2015: Secretary Clinton Supported Driver’s Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants. “As she makes her second bid for the presidency, Clinton's position is far clearer and decidedly different. ‘Hillary supports state policies to provide driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants,’ a campaign spokesperson told The Huffington Post.” [Huffington Post, 4/16/15] MSNBC: “Hillary Clinton Praised President Obama’s Executive Action On Immigration As An ‘Historic Step,’” Saying “We Should All Remember … That This Is About Peoples’ Lives.” “Hillary
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