Julian Castro offers an immigration policy with an international approach

Julian Castro has not yet caught fire in the mainstream media, and I think part of the reason is that he is not easily defined in neat and tidy terms. He is a product of public schools who went on to graduate from Harvard Law. He is the grandson of a woman who came to the U.S. at age 12 following the death of her parents. He is progressive and pragmatic in equal measure, yet he stresses bold policies to address big issues.

Julian Castro defies easy summation as a result of his expansive knowledge of the issues and familiarity with the ways they interrelate. To listen to Castro in an interactive Question and Answer session is to take a tour of a political theory that puts #PeopleFirst yet encompasses a succinct worldview that addresses a host of issues from Universal Pre-K to international cooperation and competition.

One thing that Julian Castro is doing is staying focused on the end goal of the whole primary process which is to run against and beat Donald Trump to become the 46th President of the United States. Yet he is not basing his campaign on declaring himself the anti-Trump. He seems to believe that creating a set of policies to demonstrate Trump’s lack of success in specific areas is a better way to draw attention to his differing approach.

Of course Castro isn’t afraid to address Trump directly as dumb on any given policy or issue either. It is an interesting approach to the primary process, especially one in which the concept of “electability” seems to draw eyeballs to so many screens. Perhaps the Latino from Texas with the plans and vision to turn the ship of state back in a progressive direction might be the ultimate nominee? That is the bet that Castro seems to be making.

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