Huffington Post
By Laura Barron-Lopez
July 21, 2015
Senate
Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday eagerly linked Donald
Trump with the rest of the Republican presidential field, charging that
"there is no meaningful
difference" between them on immigration policy.
Just
a few days after Trump attacked Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) war
record, saying he prefers war heroes who did not get captured, Reid took
to the Senate floor to denounce
the billionaire's comments.
"John McCain, to me, is a hero," Reid said Tuesday during his opening remarks on the Senate floor.
Reid
quickly added, however, that while Trump's rivals for the GOP
nomination were quick to defend McCain, they were slower to stand up for
the undocumented immigrants
from Mexico whom Trump called "rapists" in his presidential
announcement speech.
"In
the aftermath of these remarks about John McCain, Republicans have been
falling all over themselves to criticize Donald Trump," the minority
leader said. "But it makes
me wonder where were all these Republicans when Mr. Trump slandered
billions. It was only a month ago that Trump said, and I quote: 'When
Mexico sends its people they are not sending their best ... They are
bringing drugs, they are bringing crime, they are
bringing rapists.'"
In
fact, a number of GOP presidential candidates railed against Trump for
his comment. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said the remark was "wrong"
and "personally offended"
him, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called Trump's comment "divisive" and
"offensive."
Still,
Reid had a challenge for the Republicans running against Trump for the
nomination: to explain where they differ from the real estate mogul on
immigration.
"When
it comes to immigration policy, there is no meaningful difference
between the Republican Party and Donald Trump," said Reid. "I ask each
Republican running for president
to name one difference between your immigration policy and that of
Trump’s immigration policy."
All
of the Republican candidates are "on the same page" as Trump on the
issue, Reid argued, pointing specifically to the billionaire's rejection
of a pathway to citizenship
for undocumented immigrants.
Reid
cited Bush's claim that he supports a pathway to legal status, "not
necessarily citizenship," and criticized Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for
saying "if somebody wants
to be a citizen" they must first "go back to their country of origin"
and wait in line.
New
Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who are also
running for the GOP nomination, made Reid's hit list as well. Reid noted
that both have said they
would immediately repeal President Barack Obama's executive actions on
immigration.
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