Julián Castro Went for Beto O'Rourke's Jugular by Questioning His Grasp of Immigration Law

MIAMI -- He offered no complaints about Beto O'Rourke's immigration policies last year when he backed his U.S. Senate bid. But on Wednesday night, Julián Castro went after him hard --accusing his fellow Texan of ignorance and callousness because he refuses to join the call to decriminalize border crossing.For anyone who didn't get the point, Castro trotted out to the spin room after the first Democratic debate to explicitly question O'Rourke's grasp of immigration law, then boast that he'd proven he was ready to go toe-to-toe with President Donald Trump."Congressman O'Rourke needs to do his homework," he said. "I find it very ironic that a senator from Massachusetts and a senator from New Jersey are the ones who understand this border policy and this law better than Congressman O'Rourke."  Continue reading...

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