On immigration discussion at #DemDebates@JulianCastro , @SenBooker , @BetoORourke Saying on Day 1 in White House, in general they’d do away with separating families at border, metering asylum at the border and criminalizing crossing border immigration,
by Melissa E. Holsmanvia twitter6/27/2019 1:44:44 AM
At tonight's #DemDebate , “Immigrants do not diminish America, they are America,” says @amyklobuchar . “This president has gone backwards.” Supports pathway to citizenship.
by Melissa E. Holsmanvia twitter6/27/2019 1:47:13 AM
Kudos to @SavannahGuthrie for pressing #DemDebate candidates to answer whether they would end family separations. @CoryBooker didn't really answer the questions.
Democrats in tonight’s presidential debate say the economy will be a priority. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the economy is only working for a thinner and thinner slice at the top. @NDN_LLayden#DemocraticDebates
“We can not sacrifice our values for border security,” says @SenBooker . Supports using civil, not criminal means to deal with immigrants crossing the southern border he says at #DemDebate . And @JayInslee : families coming over border should be released pending immigration hearing
by Melissa E. Holsmanvia twitter6/27/2019 1:53:12 AM
As someone who lives in a red county (Brevard), I know the fear, unfounded or not, some conservatives have that Democrats will take their guns away is real. It's something Democrats cannot ignore. #DemDebate
Treat gun violence "like a public health emergency," says @ewarren . "That means bring data to bear.”
The father of yoga studio shooting victim #maurabinkley also wants more research to drive gun policy. He & his wife formed "Maura's Voice" to create it at @FSU .