Posted on 09/17/2019 4:25:35 AM PDT by lowbridge
2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro (D.) has one of the most liberal platforms in the field on immigration, but in 2013 he strongly backed Obama-era immigration policies and said the notion of "open borders" was too extreme to consider.
Castro, the former Obama Housing and Urban Development chief, has set a far-left marker for the 2020 primary candidates on immigration. He has called for decriminalization of illegal border crossings, taking down some sections of existing border barriers, and providing free health care to illegal immigrants, the Texas Tribune reported.
Castro attacked other candidates in the field as insufficiently progressive on the issue, including former Vice President Joe Biden at last week's debate, when left-wing journalist Jorge Ramos challenged Biden on the Obama administration's deportation of three million illegal immigrants.
Castro, who drew criticism for attacking Biden's memory in the same debate, accused Biden of being unwilling to take responsibility for the deportation policies despised by liberals.
But as mayor of San Antonio, Castro lauded the Obama administration's "enforcement" of immigration law during questioning by House Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.) on Feb. 5, 2013.
"Do you think that interior enforcement should play a role to discourage future immigration by those not documented by making jobs to them unavailable? Should that be a part of that comprehensive immigration reform?" Goodlatte asked.
(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...
All the demwit candidates wanted obamy’s wall but anything Trump is cause for outrage. Hypocrites.
Not to mention at the last debate Biden claimed Obama and he never use cages, yet the cages started with Obama/Biden.
Castro lied under oath—he was a traitor from day one.
The List of Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement, missing since 1987.
The List goes like this -
1) southern barrier;
2) require eVerify to hire;
3) end all chain migration;
4) birthright per Minor v. Happersett (plural parents);
5) end work visas;
6) 10-year moratorium on all new applications for citizenship (40 years to allow workplace automation effects on downsizing population);
7) Set up an illegal aliens’ victim restitution fund.
Enactment of these provisions will motivate illegal aliens to SELF-deport, and remove colonizadors from our welfare rolls.
yes, I heard that too. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, that our fact checkers in the media have ignored that comment by Biden.
And the media has completely ignored Biden’s comment, to paraphrase, that no one should be in prison for a non-violent crime. Really? We can all think of serious crimes which aren’t physically “violent” in the execution of the illegal act.
Or are they just covering for Joe and his crazy rantings? I still don’t understand the comment about turning on the record player.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.