A Mexican governor took to social media to ask people originating from his state who live in the U.S. to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in what he called an opportunity to end “a long night of racism and hate.” The governor was previously accused by a top cartel boss for exchanging money for votes in his own election.
Through a video posted on Twitter, Michoacán Governor Silvano Aureoles asked “paisanas and paisanos” in the U.S. to vote in support of Biden, claiming that President Donald Trump hates migrants.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Mensaje a nuestras paisanas y paisanos con motivo de las próximas elecciones presidenciales en EUA. <a href="https://t.co/VcxEebViM8">pic.twitter.com/VcxEebViM8</a></p>— Silvano Aureoles (@Silvano_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Silvano_A/status/1321859305008746497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
“This November 3, the U.S. is having elections that are determining for you who live and work and have family on the other side,” Aureoles said. “You have an opportunity to choose a humanitarian government with a different approach that knows and understands the needs of migrants.”
According to Aureoles, there are more than 4 million with roots from Michoacán living in the U.S. and he called on those with voting rights to give voice to those “living in the shadows.”
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