Xavier Becerras misleading immigrant story sparks fury among California Latinos

Xavier Becerra, the Democratic frontrunner in the California governor’s race, is being accused of “immigrant stolen valor” after a viral social media post poked holes in his campaign’s family origin story.Conservative Latino activists and organizations are blasting Becerra over his repeated description of himself as the son of immigrants who arrived in the U.S.with $12 — despite his father having been born in Sacramento before bouncing back and forth between Mexico and California.Latino Free Minds podcast host Daniel Reyes, who called the Dem’s narrative about his father “stolen valor” in a reference to the term for military frauds, accused Becerra of exploiting immigrant hardships to win votes.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story “He’s trying to get a vote, so he took his dad’s hard work and that success story, and just turned it into some pandering statement just for votes,” Reyes told The California Post.

“That’s the embarrassing part.”Becerra’s Republican rival, Steve Hilton, is scheduled to deliver “The Case Against Xavier Becerra” Wednesday, attacking the former Biden health secretary for “campaigning as if the job is already his,” according to a Hilton press release.Hilton is expected to hammer Becerra over his limited campaigning, alleged political indifference and his handling of the border crisis, which Hilton claims forced children into overcrowded facilities, The Post learned.Hilton also took shots online over Becerra’s “immigrant” claims.Becerra’s campaign has defended itself against accusations of lying to voters.However, in remarks the night of the June primary election, Becerra described his parents’ coming-to-America story as “two immigrants, $12 and a dream.” His campaign website still uses t...