Democratic hopeful Julián Castro rolls out first 2020 immigration plan

By Suzanne Gamboa

Presidential candidate Julián Castro proposed changing crossing the border without legal permission a civil violation instead of a misdemeanor crime in his first major policy platform, which he unveiled Tuesday.

Castro posted his detailed immigration platform on the website Medium Tuesday morning and in a news release. He planned to discuss his proposals in an exclusive interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Tuesday night.

“Migration should not be a criminal justice issue,” Castro said in his Medium post. “It’s time to end this draconian policy and return to treating immigration as a civil — not a criminal issue.”

source: nbcnews.com