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USALiberal

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Sun Jan 20, 2019, 04:06 PM Jan 2019

Gillibrand: Previous immigration stances weren't 'empathetic,' 'kind'

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Sunday that her previous controversial stances on immigration "certainly weren't empathetic and they were not kind."

Gillibrand, who announced last week that she was entering the 2020 presidential race, has come under fire for her previous positions since her announcement.
While serving as a representative from New York, Gillibrand opposed "amnesty for illegal immigrants" and voted to increase funding for US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to work with local law enforcement on deportations. As a senator, her positions on the issue are more progressive and include calling for the abolition of the agency and for it to "reimagine" having a "very different mission."
&quot My positions) certainly weren't empathetic and they were not kind and I did not think about suffering in other people's lives," GIllibrand told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." "And one thing I did 10 years ago when I became senator and was going to represent 20 million people across our state, I recognized that a lot of places in my state were different and I needed to understand what those constituents needed too."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/20/politics/kirsten-gillibrand-immigration-stances-cnntv/index.html

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Gillibrand: Previous immigration stances weren't 'empathetic,' 'kind' (Original Post) USALiberal Jan 2019 OP
It is refreshing to read of a politician admitting to past mistakes.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #1
Well said! nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #3
She is not the one StTimofEdenRoc Jan 2019 #2

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
1. It is refreshing to read of a politician admitting to past mistakes....
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 04:28 PM
Jan 2019

and errors of judgment. That is in such stark contrast to Republicans, most of which consider it a cardinal sin to admit doing wrong, else St. Ronnie might arise from the grave and spank them.

And, it's particularly refreshing to me because her regret is with regards to everyday people who have been marginalized and severely demeaned, and to an extreme since 2016. We almost never see that from the other side of the isle.

I admit to knowing little about her past record and could care less about her future aspirations at this time, but this little snapshot again makes me feel good to be a Democrat on an otherwise very depressing day.

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