DNC spokeswoman calls for reforming ICE, not abolishing it
Source: The Hill
Democratic National Committee (DNC) communications director Xochitl Hinojosa called for the reform of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday but stopped short of endorsing calls from progressive candidates and lawmakers to abolish the government agency.
“ICE needs to be reformed. There’s no doubt about that," Hinojosa told Hill.TV's Buck Sexton and Krystal Ball on "Rising."
Hinojosa blamed President Trump's policies for the deficiencies of ICE, however, saying "but I think that whenever you’re talking about something like ICE, the problem is at the top."
"Whenever you have immigration enforcement, and you’ve heard Republicans talk about this, they want to build a wall because it excites their base, they don’t want to build a wall because it is actually good public policy," she said. "It's [similar] with ICE, it's at the top. The way that you get rid and reform ICE is reforming at the top and electing Democrats, and so that’s getting rid of Donald Trump.”
Read more: http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/400513-dnc-spokesman-calls-for-reforming-ice-not-abolishing-it
A sensible position. Advocating for abolishing ICE without a strategy for what replaces it is meaningless symbolism.
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