Feinstein: ‘I Didn’t Really Know Enough’ About Mistreatment of Undocumented Immigrants During Obama YearsWashington Free Beacon, Jun 11, 2018, Conor Beck
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) said Sunday that while former President Barack Obama was in office, she was not well enough aware of the mistreatment undocumented immigrants faced, saying she has since learned more about the issue.
CNN's Jake Tapper mentioned to Feinstein a recent viral photo of undocumented children in a holding cell that was tweeted out by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D.). The photo was shared by many who attempted to condemn the Trump administration's actions at the southern U.S. border.
The issue with the photo going viral for that reason is it was taken in 2014 while Obama was in office.
"There were a lot of things done to undocumented immigrants that the immigrant community was very upset about during the Obama years, that Democrats didn't seem as outspoken about," Tapper said.
"What do you say to people who are saying, ‘where was all this activism during the Obama years?'" he asked.
"I don't believe that it was nearly to the extent that it is today. And candidly, I didn't really know enough about it at that time to focus on it," Feinstein said.
"I do know about it now," she said, mentioning a Judiciary Committee meeting on the issue and what she has learned.
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