2020 Democratic Candidates Again Escape Discussion of Immigration in Debate
Published:
Fri, Nov 22nd 2019 @ 9:52 am EST by Eric Ruark
For the second Democratic Primary debate in a row, the topic of immigration was virtually ignored. Despite the issue being at the top of voters’ concerns, and the intense criticisms of President Trump’s policies by Democrats on the campaign trail, there is a marked reluctance for the debate moderators to ask specific questions about the candidates’ positions on immigration, and the candidates themselves show no desire to state their positions in front of a national audience, however small that audience may be.
There were passing references to immigration in several opening statements, though they were dropped in as non-sequiturs, seemingly to satisfy the requirement that the candidate speak the “i†word while avoiding saying anything substantive.
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/2020-democratic-candidates-again-escape-discussion-immigration-debate
