Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York, Richard Durbin of Illinois, Michael Bennet of Colorado and Bob Menendez of New Jersey joined Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Marco Rubio of Florida, Jeff Flake of Arizona and Lindsay Graham of South Carolina,..
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Chuck Schumer of New York, Reform Judaism --- Harvard Law School --- Lawyer
Richard Durbin of Illinois, Roman Catholicism --- Georgetown University --- Lawyer
Michael Bennet of Colorado, Unaffiliated[2][3] - Judaism --- Yale Law School --- Lawyer
Bob Menendez of New Jersey, Roman Catholic --- Rutgers School of Law --- Lawyer
Republican:
John McCain of Arizona, Baptist congregant (brought up Episcopalian)[1] --- United States Naval Academy --- Politician/Soldier
Marco Rubio of Florida, Christianity, Catholicism --- University of Miami School of Law --- Lawyer
Jeff Flake of Arizona, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) --- Brigham Young University --- Politician/Missionary
Lindsay Graham of South Carolina, Southern Baptist --- University of South Carolina School of Law --- Lawyer/Soldier
Statistics:
3 Roman Catholics
2 Jews
2 Baptists
1 Mormon
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8 Total
Peculiar Characteristics of The Gang:
6 Lawyers
2 Politicians
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8 Total
6 Caucasian Non-Hispanics
2 Cuban-Americans
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8 Total
Other trivial (or maybe not) features:
2 Soldiers
1 Missionary
My outstanding observation of these men is that 6 of them are Lawyers, and that 2 are Cuban-Americans.
Do Lawyers and Cuban-Americans represent the spectrum of the American citizenry?
Can these men's religion, professions or their ethnicity give them a better understanding of Immigration Issues?
BTW: Cubans are mainly refugees (have been so since the Cuban Revolution in 1959), not immigrants per se.
Why are these men The Gang of Eight?
Why are they so willing to legislate Immigration Reform for 11 million Illegal Aliens at a time of ECONOMIC RECESSION, Medicare and Social Security cut-backs?
Arsenio.
Resources:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/gang-eight-urge-lawmakers-join-them-supporting-immigration-201612483--politics.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states
http://www.conservapedia.com/Robert_Menendez
Wikipedia
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In regards to the Cubans in The Gang of Eight:
How many Cubans took part in the Watergate (Campaign Headquarters break in) Scandal?
Answer: TWO!
1. Virgilio R. Gonzales – a locksmith from Miami, Florida. Gonzalez was a refugee from Cuba, following Castro’s takeover.
2. Eugenio R. Martinez – worked for Barker’s Miami real estate firm. He had CIA connections and was an anti-Castro Cuban exile. Click here to read Martinez’s account of the burglary.
http://watergate.info/burglary/burglars
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