Republican Presidential Candidates Debate Immigration
In the final debate before the Iowa Caucuses next week, the Republican candidates for President (minus Donald Trump) sparred on terrorism, ISIS, immigration, and a variety of other topics. With respect to immigration, there was nothing too surprising or new at the debate. For a Voice of America report, click here. Among the topics covered were whether Marco Rubio flip flopped on “amnesty,” whether Ted Cruz once supported comprehensive immigration reform, , and who would be the best candidate to keep terrorists out of the United States. Jeb Bush was able to hawk his book on immigration reform, which he co-authored with recently-appointed Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick. Chris Christie said a Washington outsider was needed to address immigration. In a glaring nonsequitur, Ben Carson responded to a question from Dulce Candy, an immigrant from Mexico who later served in the U.S. military and now is a businessperson, by emphasizing that the nation needs to keep terrorists out of the United States.
The immigration portion of the debate is included in the above video clip.
KJ