Decriminalizing illegal immigration won’t fix our broken system

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Not to be out-progressed by her opponents, 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., endorsed the decriminalization of illegal immigration this week.

Though she hasn’t released a comprehensive immigration reform plan yet, Warren told the Huffington Post that she supports 2020 hopeful Julián Castro’s plan, which would repeal a federal statute that criminalizes illegal entry into the United States, punishable as a misdemeanor.

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