WASHINGTON -- Texans Beto O'Rourke and Julián Castro each pushed for a breakout moment Wednesday night in the first Democratic presidential debate, resulting in a pointed fight between the two over a topic in which they both claim expertise: immigration.Castro, the former U.S. housing secretary, provoked the clash, pressing the former El Paso congressman to agree with his plan to decriminalize unauthorized border crossings.He told O'Rourke it was "mistake" to not pursue that course, explaining it was necessary if "you truly want to change the system." O'Rourke fired back that Castro was looking at "one small part of this" while he was "talking about a comprehensive rewrite" of immigration law. Continue reading...
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