Biden’s campaign is quietly playing cleanup with immigration activists and Latino leaders — weeks after upsetting them by using what they considered loaded language to describe his views on immigration policy
The criticism of Biden’s immigration policies, of course, comes as President Donald Trump is stretching the outer limits of U.S. policy and presidential rhetoric on immigrants. Since taking office, Trump’s policies have spanned from separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border to imposing a ban on travel from several Muslim-majority countries to denying green cards to immigrants who have accessed welfare programs.
“I think he has to rephrase and pivot,” Solis said. “I know the man is compassionate and, more importantly, he has a record." Jose Parra, who once advised former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Latino issues, said he wondered how Biden could have made the “get in line” comment if he truly had been involved in the bipartisan immigration reform effort in 2013. Parra also noted that Biden, during the debate, refused to discuss where he differed with Obama on deportations.Biden was on defense throughout the debate.
In Iowa last week, Biden cited the 2008 economic meltdown as an explanation for Obama-era deportations, saying the administration was consumed by keeping the country from “going over the cliff” financially and didn’t turn to deportations until after that crisis. “There is no rationale whatsoever to separate families — zero rationale,” Biden added to applause. “We did not do that.”
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