“If you need a license to drive a car, you should need a license to buy and own a firearm,” Sen. Cory Booker said during Wednesday's DemDebate, adding that “not everybody in this field” agreed with that position
Julián Castro and Beto O’Rourke clashed over immigration, with the two Texas Democrats going after each other on whether or not coming across the border illegally should be a crime.
Castro’s immigration plan, which he rolled out earlier this year, would decriminalize crossing the border by repealing Section 1325 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which was used by the George W. Bush administration to apply a criminal violation -- as opposed to a civil infraction -- to anyone entering the United States illegally.
Castro jumped on these comments, telling O’Rourke that “if you did your homework on this issue” he would understand that what he is talking about is different than what Castro is proposing.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cory Booker Says He Won't Necessarily Rejoin Obama's Iran Nuclear DealThe senator from New Jersey said he would try to craft a new agreement to address international concerns over the Islamic Republic&39;s nuclear capability.
Read more »
Twitter Thinks Cory Booker Gave Beto the Side-Eye During the Debate'Cory Booker's face just won the internet.'
Read more »
Cory Booker Fought For Black Trans Women at the Democratic DebatesAs Pride Month nears its conclusion, Cory Booker was unequivocal in his support of LGBTQ+ Americans, citing the prevailing fear among LGBTQ+ children to simply attend their schools, and ongoing violence against the trans community DemDebate
Read more »
Fact check: Cory Booker on gun control's link to violence and suicidesBooker: 'If you need a license to drive...you should need a license to buy and own a firearm'; states that did that 'saw 40% drops in gun violence and 15% drops in suicides.' FACT CHECK: There is peer-reviewed academic support for this claim. DemDebate
Read more »