 So there were a couple of moments in the first night of the first Democratic Party debate of 2020 that really stood out and One moment that I want to talk about is the moment where Julian Castro butted heads with Beto O'Rourke Over an immigration policy that Beto refuses to support because Beto he speaks Spanish He purports to be an ally. However, as you're gonna see here Julian Castro is going to call him out on his bullshit Some of us on this stage have called to end that section Determinate it some like Congressman O'Rourke have not and I want to challenge all of the candidates to do that I just think it's a mistake Beto I think it's a mistake and I think that that if you truly want to change the system then we got to repeal that section if not Thank you, then it might as well be the same policy Let me very respond to this very briefly. Actually as a member of Congress I helped to introduce legislation that would ensure that we don't criminalize those we're seeking asylum and refuge Country if you're fleeing if you're fleeing desperation, then I want to make sure Everybody else with respect. I'm still talking about everybody else. You're looking at just one small part of this I'm talking about a comprehensive rewrite of our integration and if we do that That's actually not true. I'm talking about laws. I'm talking about millions of folks a lot of folks that are coming Are not seeking asylum and a lot of them are undocumented immigrants, right? And you said recently that the reason you didn't want to repeal section 1325 was because you were concerned about human trafficking and Drug trafficking, but let me tell you what Section 18 so I got title 18 of the US code title 21 and title 22 already cover Now here's why that mattered if you're better or work and you're trying to convince us that you have human empathy And you're a compassionate person and these immigrants should be treated as human beings Then the fact that you're not supporting the repeal of 1325 is Unforgivable it shows that you are full of shit Elizabeth Warren supports it. I believe Bernie supports it as well, but Here's why what Julian Castro did there was important Let me tell you about 1325 as Darrell Lind of Vox explains It's the section of title 8 of the United States code that makes it a misdemeanor for immigrants to enter the United States Without papers Castro wants to get rid of it so that being an unauthorized immigrant in the United States would still be a civil offense But no longer a federal crime and he's pushing the rest of the Democratic field to join him Elizabeth Warren already has endorsed the repeal of the illegal entry provision Even moderate Tim Ryan implied he'd be open to the repeal during Wednesday's debate Better or work who has an aggressive immigration plan of his own was the only candidate who refused in a Democratic primary That has shown the party has shifted leftward on several issues since the Obama administration this exchange was still remarkable in fiscal year 2016 immigration offenses illegal entry and reentry chief among them made up a majority of federal criminal Prosecutions in 2019 as a result of Castro's hectoring on the debate stage the Democratic presidential field Debated for several minutes whether it should be a crime at all So this is important because even if I have a lot of disagreements with Julian Castro I think overall he is not very left wing when it comes to economic issues Or at least he hasn't proven that he genuinely supports policies like Medicare for all even if he claims he does I think that what he's doing here is important because he's still shifting the overton window to the left on This issue of immigration and we need to do that because the overton window when it comes to immigration in this country Has shifted so far to the right that people were willing to elect someone who is openly supporting fascistic policies in 2016 That's a sign that as a country We've got to do better. We've got a course correct and Julian Castro here Even if I don't support him overall even if I disagree with him on a lot He's doing a service to everyone and by calling Beto on his bullshit He's certainly doing something that I think a lot of people who Support anyone else can get behind so I wanted to highlight that because this was a good learning experience My one criticism with Castro is that he should have explained this maybe a little bit more thoroughly But when you don't have much time so long as you get that number out there You give people the chance to Google it and learn about 1325 and why we should repeal it So overall this was a great moment and I really wanted to share this with you because I think it's important Mike is a total loser. So don't hit the subscribe button, okay? And whatever you do folks do not hit the notification bell either Mike treats me so unfairly