I think Beto and Castro are now the only ones to put forth an immigration plan. Really surprised that’s the case. These aren’t as specific as they could be, but they seem generous and mostly practical. And it’s more than anyone else is suggesting.
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Some highlights of O'Rourke's immigration plan are:
Work with Congress for a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, including "Dreamers" brought to the U.S. as children.
Increase visa caps, end a green-card backlog and make the naturalization process easier.
Add U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff to the ports of entry to reduce wait times and fight drug smuggling. Halt work on Trump's border wall.
End the controversial "Metering" and "Remain in Mexico" policies that make asylum seekers wait in Mexico.
Streamline asylum process by adding judges, interpreters and court staff, including deploying 2,000 lawyers to the border to improve right to counsel.
Work with other nations and invest $5 billion for development, security and improvements in the Northern Triangle.
Address impunity, corruption and weak institutions that benefit the "governing elites" in the Northern Triangle, which is made up of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Edit - looks like the plan on his site is much more thorough than the article I cribbed that list from
https://betoorourke.com/immigration/
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