Julian Castro: Trump's Wall Would Replace Statue Of Liberty As The Symbol Of America

RCP Video ^ | 1-27-2019 | Tim Hains

[Sir Napsalot]

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro discusses the symbolic meaning of the border wall with CNN's Jake Tapper:

CNN, JAKE TAPPER: Earlier this month, Speaker of the House Pelosi said that the wall was -- quote -- "immoral." As you know, as you just stated, there are roughly 650 miles of existing wall, barrier, fencing at the border. Are they immoral?

JULIAN CASTRO: Well, I don't think it represents the best of what America stands for.

I think -- I believe that if we were to build the kind of wall that Donald Trump is talking about --

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But I believe, fundamentally, that if we were to build that wall, that it would change the notion of America from the Statue of Liberty that stands for freedom and welcomes immigrants to a country that literally walls itself off from the rest of the world.

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We have been overrun with ALL form of immigration. It needs to stop for 40 years to assimilate the ones we have now.

[FrankR]

It takes natural born Americans eighteen years of assimilating, educating, and experience to become a legal, first-class citizen, with all the rights.

It should take foreigners at least half of that time to complete the naturalization process.

English should be totally required for kids to enter our school system, period.

Flying the flag, and loyalty to other nations for persons living on our soil and receiving our benefits and fortunes of freedom, should be forbidden, under law.

People serving in Congress should not be allowed to exhibit foreign customs, such as veils, headwear, and like clothing.

We all had to go through years to be Americans, and this new version of “instant Americans” chaffs us quite a bit, especially since they get more benefits than NBC’s do.