Sen., a top tier 2020 candidate, on Tuesday joined fellow candidate Julián Castro in a call to decriminalize illegal border crossings.
Warren has yet to release a comprehensive immigration reform plan, but confirmed in a statement to HuffPost that she agrees with Castro, a former Housing and Urban Development Secretary.
"We should not be criminalizing mamas and babies trying to flee violence at home or trying to build a better future. We must pass comprehensive immigration reform that is in line with our values, creates a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants including our DREAMers, and protects our borders," Warren said in a statement to HuffPost.
Sawyer Hackett, a spokesman for Castro, cited Castro's call to repeal the law in April as one reason the former mayor is "Undeniably a leader on big ideas during this primary." "This was an idea championed by immigration activists and experts for some time, but not adopted by mainstream political leaders until 's People First Immigration platform," Hackett tweeted.
The Hill has reached out to the Warren campaign for comment.
ADVERTISEMENT. Castro called for the repeal of Section 1325, the law which makes illegal entry a federal misdemeanor, in April.
Warren's reported support for decriminalizing undocumented border crossing follows reports of alleged unsanitary and unsafe conditions at migrant detention centers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/450259-warren-joins-castro-in-call-to-decriminalize-illegal-border-crossings-report
Warren has yet to release a comprehensive immigration reform plan, but confirmed in a statement to HuffPost that she agrees with Castro, a former Housing and Urban Development Secretary.
"We should not be criminalizing mamas and babies trying to flee violence at home or trying to build a better future. We must pass comprehensive immigration reform that is in line with our values, creates a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants including our DREAMers, and protects our borders," Warren said in a statement to HuffPost.
Sawyer Hackett, a spokesman for Castro, cited Castro's call to repeal the law in April as one reason the former mayor is "Undeniably a leader on big ideas during this primary." "This was an idea championed by immigration activists and experts for some time, but not adopted by mainstream political leaders until 's People First Immigration platform," Hackett tweeted.
The Hill has reached out to the Warren campaign for comment.
ADVERTISEMENT. Castro called for the repeal of Section 1325, the law which makes illegal entry a federal misdemeanor, in April.
Warren's reported support for decriminalizing undocumented border crossing follows reports of alleged unsanitary and unsafe conditions at migrant detention centers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/450259-warren-joins-castro-in-call-to-decriminalize-illegal-border-crossings-report
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