Hillary and the Farmworkers

Hillary Clinton got what was described as a "big endorsement" Tuesday in California:

ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., flew across the country to receive the United Farm Workers endorsement in Salinas, California on Tuesday. The Union, founded in 1962 by Cesar Chavez, represents 27,000 farm workers.

The Senator took the stage with bleachers filled behind her with UFW members wearing red t-shirts chanting "Si Se Puede!" Clinton who rarely utters Spanish to Hispanic crowds, shouted back at one point during her remarks. "Si se pueda is right! That's right, yes we can!" Clinton used the wrong tense of the the word "puede," presumably accidentally to the crowd. Clinton has admittidly told audiences that her language skills are not her strongest suit and often references her french teacher from college who said to her her "Madmoidelle, your talents lie elsewhere."

Clinton included mentioning her five point immigration plan in the speech for this largely Hispanic crowd. Over 2,000 people attended the event and were very enthusiastic, many times during the speech people screamed "bring our troops home." At one point Clinton said "ill get to that."

An endorsement from an organization representing 27,000 people might be a big deal...if 26,000 of them weren't illegal aliens. I don't know the exact figure, but I guarantee you the UFW membership includes a whole lot of folks who aren't here legally. They might wave their little signs and shout their Spanish slogans, but they can't vote.