"You have those people, like the congressman there, that are bigots. It's a racist thing to them. They are afraid of us Mexicans taking over politically, I think."
Fierce accusations, such as this one, were thrown during a heated debate over the construction of a border fence in Texas. Citizens on both sides of the issue hurled accusations of racism and disloyalty at one another. One person at the center of the debate is Republican congressman and former presidential candidate Tom Tancredo, the architect of the fence. The politician faced a chorus of boos during the meeting, and retaliated with a very heated response.
CNN correspondent Ed Lavandera has the story.
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