Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022
Does Wisconsin US Senate candidate Mandela Barnes want to open the United States’ borders?
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, has called for an immigration policy that "secures the border and also includes a path for citizenship," according to a campaign ad released in May 2022.
Critics have cited a photo of Barnes holding an "ABOLISH ICE" T-shirt referring to the U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement agency. But he insisted in a February 2022 interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he is "not a part of the Abolish ICE movement."
Barnes has spoken about his views on immigration in this interview and others, elaborating on how ongoing labor shortages and "traumas" like family separation necessitate "comprehensive immigration reform."
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Sources
- Mandela Barnes for Senate Immigration: Mandela's priorities for Senate
- The Daily Wire Dem. Senate candidate, who posed with ‘ABOLISH ICE’ t-shirt, under scrutiny for immigration positions
- BNC News Charles Blow interviews Wisconsin Senate Dem. Primary candidate Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes
- WQOW Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes stops in Osseo, Eau Claire as part of campaign tour
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