Gustavo Arellano: Jill Biden and the GOP are two sides of the same breakfast taco
by Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times
Jul 14, 2022
4 minutes
Dr. Jill Biden stood before a packed hotel banquet room this week in San Antonio and tried to inspire everyone by talking about her husband's record on Latino issues.
Instead, the first lady joined an ever-growing club: the pantheon of pandering politicians who have tried to use Mexican food to win votes.
Speaking at the national convention of UnidosUS, a civil rights organization known for decades as the National Council of La Raza, the first lady praised the vision of longtime president Raul Yzaguirre to build a nonprofit that didn't focus on just one Latino group.
"Raul helped build this organization with the understanding that the diversity of this community — as distinct as
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