O’Rourke: ‘I will not criminally prosecute’ asylum seekers who cross the border illegally

Published July 31, 2019 3:27pm ET



Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke reaffirmed his stance that he would not criminally prosecute migrants and asylum seekers who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally and called for the nation’s immigration laws to be changed.

MSNBC host Chris Matthews asked the former Texas congressman about his proposal to decriminalize border crossings after CNN kicked off the second set of Democratic primary debates on Tuesday.

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