Ben Carson Sparks Controversy After Slavery & Immigration Remarks
Ben Carson's comparison of slavery to U.S. immigration fuels social media storm.
CHARLOTTE, NC– Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s comparison of slavery to U.S. immigration is fueling a storm of controversy on social media. Carson said during his first speech as HUD Monday, that there were “other immigrants who came here on the bottom of slave ships.”
Carson later posted this statement to his Facebook page following the uproar…
“Immigrants made the choice to come to America. They saw this country as a land of opportunity. In contrast, slaves were forced here against their will and lost all their opportunities.
…the two experiences should never be intertwined, nor forgotten.”
Rising weighs in on the controversy.
