I mean, why the change of heart? Chucky Schumer wanted 630 miles of border fence back in 2009..........
Then Trump agreed with him.....
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/452311-pavlich-open-border-democrats
For years Democrats have claimed they are for strong border security and immigration enforcement while also providing empathy for those who come to the United States illegally. After all, Sens. Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) and a number of other Democrats voted for the Secure Fence Act in 2006. In fact, many complained the legislation wasn’t enough to properly secure the border with Mexico.
That empathy has turned into enabling and incentivizing as 2019 Democrats abandon any sense of sovereignty and border control.
Until now, Democrats have written off the accusation of supporting open borders as a Republican talking point. Now, it’s solidly in their platform and has been given on-the-record support by Democrats running for president.
“Immigrants seeking refuge in our country aren’t a threat to national security. Migration shouldn’t be a criminal justice issue. It’s time to end this draconian policy and return to treating immigration as a civil — not a criminal — issue,” Democratic presidential candidate and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro wrote in an April op-ed on Medium.
During the first Democratic debate in Miami, candidates who were asked directly if entering the United States without permission should be decriminalized, answered yes.
Since then, they’ve doubled down.
Then Trump agreed with him.....
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/452311-pavlich-open-border-democrats
For years Democrats have claimed they are for strong border security and immigration enforcement while also providing empathy for those who come to the United States illegally. After all, Sens. Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) and a number of other Democrats voted for the Secure Fence Act in 2006. In fact, many complained the legislation wasn’t enough to properly secure the border with Mexico.
That empathy has turned into enabling and incentivizing as 2019 Democrats abandon any sense of sovereignty and border control.
Until now, Democrats have written off the accusation of supporting open borders as a Republican talking point. Now, it’s solidly in their platform and has been given on-the-record support by Democrats running for president.
“Immigrants seeking refuge in our country aren’t a threat to national security. Migration shouldn’t be a criminal justice issue. It’s time to end this draconian policy and return to treating immigration as a civil — not a criminal — issue,” Democratic presidential candidate and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro wrote in an April op-ed on Medium.
During the first Democratic debate in Miami, candidates who were asked directly if entering the United States without permission should be decriminalized, answered yes.
Since then, they’ve doubled down.
