Talarico calls for a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants: ‘I’m a border security Democrat’
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Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday called for a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants residing in the United States. Talarico laid out his views during an interview with Fox News’s The Story in Texas , where Republicans are gearing up to begin President Donald Trump’s midterm convention: “I think we should include a pathway to citizenship for folks who have been here for years and decades, folks who don’t pose a threat to public safety.”
The Texas state representative specified that a pathway to citizenship should include “paying back taxes, learning English, and passing a criminal background check.
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“If they can meet all of those standards, I think they should be eligible for citizenship,” said Talarico.
Talarico described himself as a “border security Democrat” who supports strong vetting measures to ensure that criminals do not enter the U.S.
“We should know who’s coming into our country. It’s why I’m a border security Democrat. Let me say something a lot of Democrats won’t say,” Talarico said. “It is not racist to want to know who’s coming into your country, and I believe that, and it’s why we need to make sure that we know exactly who is coming into our country. We need to have a full, orderly vetting process to ensure that we are keeping Americans and Texans safe.”
Polls show Talarico locked in a tight contest against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in the race to succeed Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) this November.
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