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    Amanda Terkel‏Verified account @aterkel Aug 23

    Beto O’Rourke and other top Texas Dems are saying it’s time to decriminalize unauthorized border crossings. Could be a big shift in the conversation http://bit.ly/2LkvHzS  Scoop by @RoqPlanas

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      1. k_mimbsy‏ @k_mimbs Aug 23
        Replying to @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        Tom Perez: "We're not rushing to the left" Dem Candidates: "OPEN BORDERS NOW"

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      1. Trump Black‏ @TrumpBlack2020 Aug 23
        Replying to @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        If you apply for asylum, contact an embassy near you! Dont just jump the border like an idiot, with your kids...do it the right way, or dont do it at all!

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      1. Karri Wilharm‏ @dramaQkarri Aug 23
        Replying to @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        Sloppy misleading language in your headline and tweet. Don’t you people have editors? This completely bypasses what was really said. You left out that they were talking about asylum seekers not just open borders. You feed right in to alternative news with this wording. Do better.

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      1. Rev Mike‏ @TunnelRatRanger Aug 23
        Replying to @aterkel @billpostmus @RoqPlanas

        BrianTerry & Jamie Zapata weren't available for comments

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      2. Jojo‏ @KoenigJojo Aug 23
        Replying to @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        So fully open borders, endless immigration, birthright citizenship, and a generous welfare state. How many 100s of millions of new "Americans" are we talking here?

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      3. Erik Rensberger‏ @ErikRensberger Aug 23
        Replying to @KoenigJojo @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        He didn't say any of that, of course. He's just talking about the act of crossing itself, currently a misdemeanor.

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      4. Jojo‏ @KoenigJojo Aug 23
        Replying to @ErikRensberger @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        So decriminalizing immigration won't result in all those things? Do you even logic bro? How do you think we got into this mess?

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      5. Erik Rensberger‏ @ErikRensberger Aug 23
        Replying to @KoenigJojo @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        Decriminalizing *illegal crossings* would not mean all those things, no. Because illegal border crossings is not the same as illegal residency. Most illegal immigrants in the country now *entered legally*, and then overstayed tourist or work visas or something.

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      6. Erik Rensberger‏ @ErikRensberger Aug 23
        Replying to @ErikRensberger @KoenigJojo and

        Conversely, where the system operates as intended, illegal crossers often become *legal* immigrants, through legitimate refugee status or otherwise.

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      7. Erik Rensberger‏ @ErikRensberger Aug 23
        Replying to @ErikRensberger @KoenigJojo and

        The issues of border control and immigration enforcement are really pretty different things. If we actually wanted to reduce illegal immigration, we'd be more effective prosecuting illegal *employers* inside the US.

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      8. Jojo‏ @KoenigJojo Aug 24
        Replying to @ErikRensberger @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        They only way to secure a nation is full spectrum enforcement.

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      1. Defiance Lady‏ @defiance_lady Aug 23
        Replying to @aterkel @billpostmus @RoqPlanas

        He needs a campaign commercial with that slogan, playing on a loop, deep in the heart of Texas.

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      2. Tooty Pang‏ @neshoba77 Aug 23
        Replying to @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        Probably the right thing, morally. Bad timing though going into the midterms. The Trump GOP already pushing idea Dems are for open borders, etc.

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      3. Defiance Lady‏ @defiance_lady Aug 23
        Replying to @neshoba77 @aterkel @RoqPlanas

        Under whose moral authority? We already the Cartels walking over our border. Bringing chaos & crime.

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