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Biden Inches Leftward On Immigration

A task force designed to forge unity and turn out Sanders voters proposes ambitious rollback of Trump policies.

Even as President Trump continues to make restricting immigration a centerpiece of his re-election campaign, his opponent, Joe Biden, is committing more deeply to an ambitious program that would unwind most of Trump’s policies and revamp the immigration system.

A task force assigned to find common ground on immigration between Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., broadly endorsed Biden’s plans to offer citizenship to undocumented immigrants, including those who came here as children. The task force proposals stopped short of calling explicitly for de-funding or abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE.

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