In 2013, Castro Praised Obama ‘Enforcement’ on Immigration

'Everyone agrees that we need to secure our border'

David Rutz
September 16, 2019 5:00 AM

2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro (D.) has one of the most liberal platforms in the field on immigration, but in 2013 he strongly backed Obama-era immigration policies and said the notion of "open borders" was too extreme to consider.

Obama DHS Secretary: Dems Want ‘Open Borders’

'That is unworkable, unwise and does not have the support of a majority of American people or the Congress'

Nic Rowan
July 3, 2019 1:05 PM

Jeh Johnson, former DHS secretary in Barack Obama's administration, called presidential candidate Julian Castro's proposal to decriminalize illegal border crossing essentially advocacy for "open borders."

Jeh Johnson Withdraws From Commencement Speech After Backlash Over Treatment of Illegal Immigrants

Cameron Cawthorne
May 8, 2019 6:30 PM

Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson withdrew as the commencement speaker for the University of Southern California Gould School of Law after students and faculty protested the Obama administration’s treatment of illegal immigrants during his tenure.

O’Rourke Extols ‘Record Security and Safety’ at Border, Even as Thousands Attempt to Enter Every Day

Jeffrey Cimmino
April 15, 2019 10:05 AM

Former congressman and presidential candidate Robert Francis O'Rourke extolled the "record security and safety" at the U.S.-Mexico border during an interview with former Obama adviser David Axelrod on Sunday, despite the fact that thousands of individuals are arriving at the border every day.