Rep. Vasquez: 'Democrats are ready' to prioritize immigration enforcement, with reform [View all]
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), whose district includes 180 miles of the southern border, said Democrats are ready to commit to immigration enforcement as part of an agreement to provide a pathway to citizenship.
In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” moderator Chris Stirewalt noted that Democrats ceded the upper hand on the issue because of the surge in immigration after COVID and the way it was handled.
“Are Democrats ready to embrace the enforcement side? Do you hear, when you talk to your fellow Democrats, there is a willingness and readiness to accept the enforcement side of the equation?” Stirewalt asked. “Democrats are ready,” Vasquez said, acknowledging the “complexities on both sides.”
“So yes, border security has to be the foundation of our plan moving forward, but you also can’t do that without immigration reform and without consideration for the American economy,” he continued. “The truth is, we need all of those things to work together in order for us to give the American people what they want, which is a fair and humane process, a secure border.”
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