OPINION_ Byron York: In debates, Democrats move toward open borders

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Byron York: In debates, Democrats move toward open borders

by Byron York | June 27, 2019 11:16 PM

On the second night of the Democratic presidential debate in Miami, NBC moderators asked candidates whether they would support decriminalizing the act of illegally crossing the border into the United States — that is, reducing the seriousness and consequences of illegal entry to the level of a parking ticket.

"Raise your hand if you think it should be a civil offense, rather than a crime, to cross the border without documentation," said NBC's José Díaz-Balart.

All 10 candidates — Biden, Sanders, Buttigieg, Harris, Gillibrand, Bennet, Swalwell, Hickenlooper, Yang, Williamson — raised their hands in approval. That moment was perhaps the Democratic Party's most significant step yet toward embracing a policy of open borders.

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The combination of an open border and increased benefits for those in the country illegally could greatly increase the already-high number of border crossers and the inducement for more to come. Trump, at the G-20 summit in Japan, took quick notice. "All Democrats just raised their hands for giving millions of illegal aliens unlimited healthcare," he tweeted. "How about taking care of American Citizens first? That's the end of that race!"

Beyond Miami, other prominent Democrats were also taking up the decriminalization cause Thursday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that an immigrant overstaying a visa or violating other immigration laws "shouldn't be a crime." "There's a disagreement that anybody coming across the border is breaking the law," Pelosi said. "Not until there's been a determination as to whether they can stay or not, but just because they are coming across the border, they don't."

All that happened in just a couple of days. There is no indication it will be the end of such proposals in the Democratic race; after all, it is just the first debate in a long race. Castro started something big, and after Wednesday's and Thursday's debates, it might be hard for Democrats to turn back.

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