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Steve Bullock on Immigration
Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrawn); MT Governor
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Immigration should not be used to rip country apart
What I disagree with is we're using immigration to essentially divide this country. As a Democrat, I am for border security. I'm for figuring out competent immigration reform.
But I do think that this presidency [uses] immigration to not only rip families apart, but this country apart.
Source: Fox News Sunday interview for Dems' 2020 Veepstakes
, Aug 18, 2019
Healthcare for immigrant means more border crossers
Q: You oppose giving health insurance to undocumented immigrants. Why not?BULLOCK: We've got 100,000 people showing up at the border right now. If we decriminalize entry, if we give health care to everyone, we'll have multiples of that.
Don't take my word: that was President Obama's Homeland Security secretary that said that. The biggest problem right now that we have with immigration, it's Donald Trump. He's using immigration to not only rip apart families, but rip apart this country.
We can actually get to the point where we have safe borders, where we have a path to citizenship, where we have opportunities for DREAMers.
And you don't have to decriminalize everything. What you have to do is have a president in there with the judgment and the decency to treat someone that comes to the border like one of our own.
Source: July Democratic Primary debate (first night in Detroit)
, Jul 30, 2019
Playing into Trumps hands, don't decriminalize
Sen. Elizabeth WARREN: The problem is that the criminalization statute is what gives Donald Trump the ability to take children away from their parents.BULLOCK: You are playing into Donald Trump's hands. The challenge isn't that it's a criminal
offense to cross the border. The challenge is that Donald Trump is president and using this to rip families apart. A sane immigration system needs a sane leader. And we can do that without decriminalizing and providing health care for everyone.
And it's not me saying that, that's Obama's Homeland Security secretary that said you'll cause further problems at the border, not making it better.
WARREN: What you're saying is ignore the law. Laws matter. It matters if we say our law is that we
will lock people up who come here, seeking refuge, seeking asylum. That is not a crime. We need to have a sane system that keeps us safe at the border, but does not criminalize the activity of a mother fleeing here for safety.
Source: July Democratic Primary debate (first night in Detroit)
, Jul 30, 2019
No wall; no open borders; need immigration reform
Q: Would you have agreed in that debate when they said that undocumented immigrants should get healthcare?BULLOCK: I would not have.
Q: How about when decriminalizing crossing the border?
BULLOCK: You got 100,000 people coming to the border now,
you'd have multiples of that if that was the case. You know, I certainly believe in border security, I don't believe we have to build the wall, and I don't believe in open borders. It just underscores also we do need comprehensive immigrat
Source: ABC This Week interviews in 2019
, Jul 21, 2019
There are bigger problems than illegal immigration
Q: Do you think illegal immigration is a major problem in the United States? A: "I wouldn't classify it as bigger than if I'm going to have healthcare tomorrow."
Q: When did your family first arrive in the United States, and how?
A: "I should know that, and I don't know."
Source: 2019 "Meet the Candidates" (NY Times.com)
, Jun 18, 2019
Refused to send National Guard troops to the southern border
As the head of a state bordering Canada, Bullock has largely stayed out of the political debate over immigration and border security on the U.S.-Mexico border. Earlier this year, he refused to send National Guard troops to the southern border
to assist with what the Trump administration described as a national security and humanitarian "crisis." Bullock was one of 11 governors to sign a letter urging Congress to protect the roughly 800,000 "Dreamers" who were brought to the
U.S. illegally as children and are protected under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.
As Montana attorney general, he also opposed a state law that banned undocumented immigrants from accessing state jobs and services.
Source: PBS News Hour 2020, "Where the candidate stands on 9 issues"
, May 15, 2019
Public DACA support, also tries private persuasion with GOP
Bullock brings up the Trump administration's recent decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program protecting young undocumented immigrants. He spoke out publicly against the move when it happened, but he also privately confronted
John Kelly, Trump's chief of staff, about the program's survival when the retired general was serving as the Homeland Security secretary earlier this year.
Source: Politico.com on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race
, Aug 19, 2018
No Guard troops to border without asking state governor
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says he'll never deploy National Guard troops "based simply on the whim of the President's morning Twitter habit." Bullock, a Democrat, said in a statement Thursday that the responsibility of sending
Guard soldiers anywhere is one of the most difficult things he faces. Bullock administration officials say the request for troops would have to come directly from the governor of a border state, and Montana has received no such requests as of Thursday.
Source: Helena Independent Record on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race
, Apr 5, 2018
Keep Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Bullock brings up the Trump administration's recent decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program protecting young undocumented immigrants. He spoke out publicly against the move when it happened,
but he also privately confronted John Kelly, Trump's chief of staff, about the program's survival when the retired general was serving as the Homeland Security secretary earlier this year.
Source: Politico.com on 2020 presidential hopefuls
, Oct 11, 2017
Safety first; review protocols for Syrian refugees
Montana will not allow any terrorist organization to intimidate us into abandoning our values. The safety of Montanans is my top priority. No Syrian refugees have been settled in the state and we have had no formal requests to do so. Montana
has a process in place for considering refugee settlement requests; we are reviewing those protocols to ensure that if a request comes, we take all appropriate steps to ensure that the safety of Montanans will not be jeopardized by their placement.
Source: KPAX-TV-8 on Syrian Refugees in 2016 Montana governor race
, Nov 16, 2015
Protect DREAMers instead of deporting them.
Bullock signed Letter from 11 Governors to Congressional leadership
Nearly 800,000 young people eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA)--known as "Dreamers"--played no role in the decision to come here and they have known no other home but the United States.
Already, more than 12,000 Dreamers have lost their protective status and are susceptible to deportation. This is not a theoretical peril, but in fact an immediate and urgent one, because more than 100 young people in our cities and towns are losing their protective status every day. Those numbers will accelerate dramatically without a legislative fix.
We stand with these young American immigrants not only because it is good for our communities and a strong American 21st century economy, but also because it is the right thing for our nation to do. DACA recipients have subjected themselves to extensive background and security checks in order to work and attend college.
They are studying at our universities. They are working to support themselves and their families, paying taxes and contributing to their communities in a myriad of ways. In the absence of congressional action providing for a permanent resolution, the termination of DACA puts these young people and their families in peril, and will destabilize our schools, workplaces and communities.
We recognize the complexities and challenges created by this issue, but swift, successful action is needed, action that can build momentum to reassure policymakers that progress on other immigration challenges is possible as well. As a bipartisan coalition of governors, we stand ready to help.
Source: Letter from 11 Governors to Congressional leadership 18LTR-DACA on Dec 20, 2017
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