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Laura Bronner

O’Rourke said that El Paso is safe not in spite of its immigrants, but because of them. The evidence supports that — immigrants commit less crime than native-born Americans.

Aaron Bycoffe

The candidates are not spending a ton of time talking about Trump tonight. The table below has changed only slightly in the past hour.

Who’s talking about Trump?

How often Trump has been mentioned by candidates participating in the Democratic debate, as of 9:22 p.m. Thursday

Candidate Trump Mentions
Kamala Harris 10
Julián Castro 6
Cory Booker 3
Beto O’Rourke 2
Joe Biden 1
Bernie Sanders 1
Elizabeth Warren 1
Andrew Yang 1
Pete Buttigieg 0
Amy Klobuchar 0

Source: Debate Transcript via ABC News

Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Support for increased legal immigration has also increased over the past few years, particularly among Democrats.


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