Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., mentioned he approves of President Donald Trump’s dealing with of fentanyl and border safety.
“I imply, I believe cracking down on fentanyl, ensuring our borders are stronger,” Sanders advised ABC’s Jonathan Karl throughout a pre-taped phase that aired on Sunday’s “This Week.”
“Look, no person thinks unlawful immigration is suitable,” Sanders mentioned. “And I occur to suppose we want complete immigration reform, however I do not suppose that it is acceptable for folks to be coming throughout the border illegally. So we have set to work now on complete immigration reform.”
Sanders’ stance appears to be a departure from his 2020 presidential campaign platform, the place he supported “breaking apart” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Safety and pausing deportations pending an audit. He additionally supported stopping the border wall, ending the “Stay in Mexico” coverage, decriminalizing unlawful immigration by making it a civil infraction, and ending earlier limits on federal funding for sanctuary cities.
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This break up reveals President Trump and migrants on the southern border. (Evan Vucci and Christian Torres/Anadolu )
Sanders advised ABC that if Trump deports “20 million people who find themselves on this nation who’re undocumented,” he would “destroy the whole nation.”
“As a result of I received information for you: Trump’s billionaire pals will not be going to select the crops in California that feed us,” Sanders mentioned. “They don’t seem to be going to work in meat-packing homes. That is what undocumented persons are doing. So we want a wide range of applications, visitor employee applications, however largely complete immigration reform.”
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Sen. Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump (Reuters)
Karl advised Sanders that unlawful immigration “exploded underneath Biden.”
To that, the senator responded, “Ought to have executed a lot better, no argument.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks throughout a rally in Denver on March 21, 2025. (Chet Unusual/Getty Pictures)
Sanders has been conducting a “Combating Oligarchy Tour.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., joined him this previous week for 5 occasions in Nevada, Arizona and Colorado.
“Irrespective of who you voted for previously, regardless of if you already know all the precise phrases to say, regardless of your race, faith, gender id or standing,” Ocasio-Cortez mentioned to hundreds at a rally at Arizona State College, “regardless of even in the event you disagree with me on a couple of issues, in case you are keen to struggle for somebody you don’t know, you might be welcome right here.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
