Beto O'Rourke visits turned away asylum seekers in Mexico

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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke visited Mexico on Sunday and listened to tearful immigrants say they fled Central American violence and turmoil to seek asylum in the U.S., but were turned away at the border.
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A fluent Spanish speaker, O’Rourke met around a table at a shelter with immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, some of whom wept as they told of being denied entry into the US while their asylum claims are processed. Many said they were terrified they’d be sent back to their home countries, where their lives had been threatened because of abusive spouses, street gang violence or drug smugglers.
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He blames those being forced to wait on “the Trump administration’s unlawful ‘Remain in Mexico’ program,” which has allowed the United States to return thousands of Central Americans to Mexican border cities as they wait to hear about their asylum claims. It is meant to reduce the attractiveness of US asylum requests that in the past had allowed claimants to remain in the US for years as their cases wound their way through the courts.

Praising his hometown as part of the world’s largest “binational” community with Juarez is a centerpiece of O’Rourke’s presidential campaign, and he released a sweeping immigration plan in May calling for providing millions of people in the country illegally with a “pathway” to US citizenship, while deploying thousands of lawyers to the border to help process asylum cases and earmarking $5 billion to improve living conditions in Central America.
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During the first presidential primary debate in Miami, last week, however, O’Rourke clashed with fellow Texan and presidential candidate Julian Castro, who chided the ex-congressman for not being willing to fully decriminalize crossing the US-Mexico border illegally.

O’Rourke has argued that doing so could result in drug- and people-smugglers being protected.

Castro, a former Obama administration housing chief and San Antonio mayor, told a Texas rally on Friday night that he had suddenly gone from long being outshined by O’Rourke on the campaign trail to becoming “THE Texan in this race.”

My personal take on the article...there is ONE Texan running for the right reasons...to help others. That Texan is Beto.

https://nypost.com/2019/06/30/beto-orourke-visits-turned-away-asylum-seekers-in-mexico/

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1. Yep ... amazing the Democrats who actually go after Trump, rather than

Yep ... amazing the Democrats who actually go after Trump, rather than doing Trump's work for him.

Nothing like the old circular firing squad.

[essadaw]

2. k&r

k&r

[tritsofme]

3. My take is that he should go do something productive, like run for Senate.

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4. No one asked for your take and Texans support MJ Hegar

who is running.

But if you are so concerned about the Senate maybe YOU should run.

[tritsofme]

5. lol, I will provide my "take" asked for or not...on a discussion board.

Here's another: Beto's campaign is an irrelevant and quixotic one, and increasingly so.

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7. You're projecting the value of your opinion

eom

[tritsofme]

8. Ok...ping me when I'm proven wrong!

[MrsCoffee]

15. I'm sure they can find something more productive to do.

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17. I know, right? And who says "ping me?"

I have never heard anyone use that term before.

[Rstrstx]

9. You mean Castro?

Why don't people ask that question? (you don't really think he's going to win the nomination do you?)

And in case you're wondering, no Castro won't run for Senate, he just burned that bridge last week, you don't do a hit job on someone who pretty much IS the Democratic Party in Texas and then expect people to show up for you. Which does no favors to his prospects as a VP candidate.

Speaking of Castros running for Senate, his brother timidly passed on the chance a few months ago, which opened up a spot for the talented MJ Hegar to run. She's a Purple Heart veteran who nearly won a red military congressional district in 2018 and is a great contrast to the stodgy old Cornyn.

[tritsofme]

10. I think Castro's presidential campaign is even more pointless than Beto's.

But I don’t think Castro would be a particularly good statewide candidate for US Senate.

[wildflower]

6. After everything he did this weekend,

And seeing that video of him calling to the children in the camp, I finally decided on a candidate.

[liskddksil]

11. Welcome Aboard! nt

[wildflower]

13. Thanks!

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12. Welcome...he will make you very proud!

Shortly after the protest at Clint, a judge ordered the facility allow doctors be allowed in.

[wildflower]

14. Oh, I'm so glad to hear that

He's already made a difference.

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16. He played a big part in getting Tornillo shut down as well

And if not for him live streaming the gun violence sit in, we would not have seen the protests and outcry that resulted.

Beto knows how to inspire and motivate people to take action.