Florida (WPAP/KLIF) – The two 2020 presidential candidates from Texas clashed on the subject of immigration during last night’s Democratic debate.
Julian Castro, pressed former Congressman Beto O’Rourke to agree with his plan to decriminalize unauthorized border crossings.
The issue caused a terse back and forth between the two, at one point Castro telling O’Rourke to ‘do his homework.’
Julián Castro and Beto O’Rourke clashed over immigration during Wednesday’s #DemDebate. The two Texas Democrats went after each other on whether or not coming across the border illegally should be a crime. https://t.co/JCU6jEVSgE pic.twitter.com/Od3uX4XZvV
— CNN (@CNN) June 27, 2019
The first round of Democratic debates featured sharp attacks on inequality and President Donald Trump’s administration with health care and immigration the top issues. Of the 10 Democrats on stage in Miami on Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren stood out in calling for “fundamental change” across the American economy and government to address a widening gap between the rich and the middle class. A second debate with another 10 candidates is scheduled for Thursday night.
Part one of the two-part debate included 10 of the crowded 20-candidate field: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and former Maryland Rep. John Delaney.
Corporations take it on the chin in first Democratic debate https://t.co/05RTsy6VVT pic.twitter.com/DnFRtOMvCm
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 27, 2019
The remaining candidates to include former Vice PresIdient Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders/Maine, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris/California, Fort Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and others.
Thursday Night Dem Debate Part Two.
Here’s the starring line up.
Marianne Williamson, John Hickenlooper, Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Michael Bennet and Eric Swalwell.@CBS46 has political analysis at 4, 5, 6, 9 and 11 pic.twitter.com/Mn8MmHmxPI— shon gables cbs46 (@shongables) June 27, 2019
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