Sanders campaign says he will close migrant detention centers if elected

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Sanders campaign says he will close migrant detention centers if elected


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/26/2020-democrats-migrant-child-detention-centers-sanders

Move would be the first executive action he would take, says Jane Sanders as 2020 contenders visit Homestead facility in Florida

Lauren Gambino @laurenegambino

Wed 26 Jun 2019 15.41 EDT
Last modified on Wed 26 Jun 2019 16.47 EDT


Senator Bernie Sanders’ first executive order as president would be to close America’s private detention facilities, which are part of an ongoing row over the treatment of child migrants, his wife and senior adviser, Jane Sanders, has said.

Jane Sanders was outside a detention facility in Homestead, Florida, along with several 2020 Democratic candidates voicing upset at the immigration policies of Donald Trump.

Jane Sanders told the Guardian it was “heartbreaking” to see the Homestead facility firsthand and outlined what the Vermont senator – who is one of the 2020 frontrunners to take on Trump – would do if he won the White House.

“The first thing – one of the things that he says he’ll do as president – the first executive action he’ll take is to shut these down, to shut down the child detention centers across the country,” she said.

Sanders said her husband has a forthcoming immigration plan informed by Latino staff members and immigrant activists. She also he had voted against legislation that led to the creation of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency in 2002.............................

[demmiblue]

1. Wrong forum. n/t

[riversedge]

3. oops. thanks. I will move

[still_one]

2. Then this countradicts this OP

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287169940

[riversedge]

5. see post #48 of that thread. I have to move this to dem Primaries forum.

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