Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill De Blasio Call To Abolish ICE

[TomCADem]

Source: Huffington Post

What do New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have in common with nearly 20 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents?

They all think ICE should be disbanded and its work handled by a different, more capable agency.

“ICE’s time has come and gone,” de Blasio told WNYC’s Brian Lehrer in an interview Friday morning.

“We should abolish ICE,” he added. “We should create something better, something different.”



Read more: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b3640e4e4b08c3a8f69b33f

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But Trump really likes having his own personal goon squad.

[kimbutgar]

1. Let's frame it and call them "twitlers brown shirts"

[lagomorph777]

2. Holy Moly! Ocasio-Cortez is already having an effect!

This is a great rallying cry; combine it with the audio and photos of Trump's child hostages in every campaign ad.

[vi5]

3. I believe Deblasio....

..as for Gillibrand.....well whatever it takes to get her to continue her slow move from proud Blue Dog to something resembling a progressive, I guess.

[TomCADem]

11. I Think Gillibrand Has Been One of The Most Anti-Trump Senators

The past year or so. It is pretty condescending to say she is following a FR rep.

[lagomorph777]

12. It's a specific position that I first heard from Ocasio-Cortez.

No slight was intended; I'm happy the "new guard" is having some influence on the "old guard." And by the way, I'm "old guard."

[crazycatlady]

17. she's not a favorite on this forum

Don't dare mention anything good she does because she ousted a fan favorite here.

[R B Garr]

15. Maybe Ocasia-Cortez can debate Bernie Sanders on the issue because

he is against it.

[poli-junkie]

4. Yay! Dems actually sticking their necks out

and asserting themselves -- FINALLY! Let's hope it's a trend.

[Wwcd]

5. Geezus...how bout dropping the smug Dem hate.

Stand with them in support.
Simply because you haven't heard them doesn't mean this is the first time they have spoken out.
They Have.


Wtf.

[SFnomad]

8. +1 n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Exactly what Democrats need to do: step outside the Trump box and keep swinging

from now until election day

[poli-junkie]

7. Yes! Thanks for concurring.

[Scurrilous]

9. K&R

[KPN]

10. Good. Nice to see them adding their support

to this. I hope KG is actually sincere and not just climbing on the wagon for the ride. She can be and is effective, so that would definitely be a good thing.

[BlueIdaho]

13. Hell Yes!

Those jackboot thugs should be on the other side of a prison wall. While we are at it, how’s about we weed all the fucking KKK and Nazi motherfuckers out of law enforcement and the military...

[SkatmanRoth]

14. Trump would want to contract ICE out

Trump would want Eric Prince and his mercenary goons at Blackwater enforcing boarder security and customs inspections.

[DeminPennswoods]

16. This was discussed on Melber's show

I thought I heard someone say that even some honchos at ICE want it abolished.