Catherine Cortez Masto in Buzzfeed.com

On Principles & Values: Offensive to criticize Mexican-American for no Spanish

Cortez Masto said it was "offensive" to suggest she isn't Mexican enough because she doesn't speak Spanish. Cortez Masto was responding to her opponent's former political director, who is also Mexican-American and who asked in a tweet: "quick question does @CatherineForNV speak Spanish?"

"I think its absolutely ridiculous--if that was the litmus test for whether or not you're Mexican-American then Gov. Sandoval would be thrown into that," she said.

Source: Buzzfeed News on 2022 Nevada Senate race Sep 22, 2016

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