'The next president must start by reversing the cruel policies of the Trump administration ,' Democratic hopeful Julian Castro said.
As presidential hopeful Julian Castro unveiled a sweeping immigration plan that would unravel a number of measures implemented under Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush on Tuesday, the Democrat took aim at Trump, saying the U.S. leader's immigration"cruelty has failed" in its goal to curb irregular immigration.
"A year ago this administration asked us to believe that if we could be cruel enough to separate little children from their mothers that would deter more families from coming," Castro said.Last week, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency sounded the alarm that it had reached its"breaking point" in managing a surge in arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, including many families from across Central America with young children.
While Trump has overseen a hardline campaign to crack down on immigration in the U.S., Castro's own immigration plan seeks to undo the U.S. leader's efforts, with the centerpiece of the plan being to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents in the U.S. who do not currently have a path to legal status, but live work and have families across the country.
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