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SALT LAKE CITY — Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro and former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke briefly sparred during the Democratic primary debates that had Twitter riled up.
Bill de Blasio again goes after Beto with an interruption, this time on immigration. Julián Castro cuts in to call for the elimination of Section 1325, which criminalizes crossing the border. pic.twitter.com/HTXR2dnjHB
— Axios (@axios) June 27, 2019
Castro said O’Rourke supports section 1325 of the Immigration Act, which would criminalize border crossings. Castro said he would push to repeal this idea.
Castro told O’Rourke, “If you did your homework on this issue” in regards to O'Rourke’s talk about his understanding of border crossings.
"I just think it is a mistake," Castro said.
Twitter reacted to the exchange.
Castro vs Beto felt personal there
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 27, 2019
Castro to #Beto: “If you did your homework….” pic.twitter.com/UBvMporFKs
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) June 27, 2019
.@JulianCastro is winning this debate. Scored a hit with each answer so far. #demdebate
— Tyler Norris (@TXTylerNorris) June 27, 2019
Castro is really going after Beto’s 3%.
— Ramesh Ponnuru (@RameshPonnuru) June 27, 2019
.@JulianCastro interrupts @BetoORourke to attack him on immigration, as if O’Rourke were the problem instead of, umm, DONALD TRUMP. Does Julian think Trump is Lord Voldemort, whose name he cannot speak???
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) June 27, 2019
Castro is arguing an important point in a nearly incomprehensible way
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) June 27, 2019
Beto has been a target tonight - now Castro launching a sustained attack on immigration
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 27, 2019
Castro going after Beto like pic.twitter.com/X7m4yodUxA
— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) June 27, 2019
Some tension between Julián Castro and Beto O’Rourke on immigration.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 27, 2019
Castro calls “Beto” out by name for not supporting his plan to decriminalize migration.
Castro wants the bilingual smoke with Beto #DemDebate
— Brandon Pope TV (@BpopeTV) June 27, 2019
Bad blood between Castro and Beto in the Texas delegation?
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) June 27, 2019
