Hillary Clinton Calls Out Trump and Rubio on Immigration

Source: abc



By MATTHEW CLAIBORNE

Dec 14, 2015, 9:47 PM ET

PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during the 2015 National Immigration Integration Conference in New York, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015.Seth Wenig/AP Photo



Hillary Clinton took aim Monday night at the immigration policies of her Republican counterparts in the 2016 race, taking a swipe at Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio for their stances.

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She called out Rubio for renouncing the 2013 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, which he helped draft. “I know it was a blow to a lot of people in this room and across our country when that 2013 bill failed,” said Clinton.

According to the National Immigration Integration Conference, Clinton was invited to speak along with every presidential candidate. Clinton was there to specifically to promote naturalization as a pathway to citizenship. ..................

Clinton advocated for closing private immigrant detention centers, ending family detention and expanding health care access to families regardless of immigration status. Finally, she proposed expanding fee waivers for those seeking U.S. citizenship.


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