Immigration and the Democratic Hopefuls

In “Immigration and the Democratic Hopefuls,” Andrew Moss on Counterpunch notes that the Democratic presidential candidates to this point: 

“have largely failed to lay out a comprehensive vision of what our immigration policy should be. Some of the announced presidential candidates have, over time, staked out positions on specific issues, such as the status of the Dreamers or the abolition of ICE, but they’ve largely left it to Donald Trump and his allies to set the broader terms of the debate.

If the candidates hope to offer a genuine alternative to the administration’s policies, it’s imperative that they shift the debate from sloganeering about the wall and `open borders’ to a consideration of an underlying question: what priorities and values will guide our immigration policy in the coming years? Will we continue along the present path of increased militarization and incarceration, or will we forge policies guided by a vision of a more just society?”

Food for thought as the Democratic hopefuls start their campaign journeys.

KJ