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Prospective senator calls to abolish ICE and to bar local cooperation with the agency; urges driver's licenses for undocumented residents
Summary
The speaker said "There is no reforming... There is only abolishing ICE," pledged to push legislation to prevent localities from partnering with ICE, and argued undocumented people should be eligible for driver's licenses.
The prospective senator made a forceful statement on immigration enforcement: "There is no reforming. There is no retraining. There is only abolishing ICE." They described ICE as a "bad experiment" that has been "weaponized" and said they would push legislation to "preempt localities from participating with ICE."
On access to services, the speaker said undocumented people are being excluded from basic state benefits and argued that they should be allowed to obtain driver's licenses: "Right now, if you're undocumented, you don't get access to a driver's license... and I think that's ridiculous." No statutory citations or draft bill text were provided during the remarks.
