James Talarico

And I will also say we've seen infant mortality and maternal mortality spike since this extreme abortion ban.

So we should always look to...

the fruits that a tree bears.

And I think the fruits that are being born by this policy in Texas are not good fruit.

It's death, it's suffering, it's trauma.

And I think we have to take those fruits very seriously when evaluating, is a policy actually promoting life more abundantly?

And I would submit that if we treated abortion as a public health issue, if we focused on prevention, making sure that people have the knowledge and tools and resources to prevent an unplanned pregnancy, that we could actually reduce the number of abortions in this country together, whether you're against abortion rights or you're in favor of abortion rights.

That's common ground that we can find.

And so that would be my recommendation to anyone who, because this is an important issue, no matter where you fall on it.

It's deeply emotional.

It's deeply personal.

But I actually think if we listen to each other a little more and find out that we have common ground here, if your goal is to reduce the number of abortions you have placed in this campaign, and we can work on that together, even if we may disagree on the legality question.

Yeah, I mean, this is another egregious example of how they manipulate comments to kind of paint me in the worst possible light.

I've always said that our southern border should be like our front porch.

There should be a welcome mat and a lock on the door, meaning we can both welcome immigrants who want to come here and live the American dream,

who want to contribute to our economy, who want to contribute to our communities, make us richer and stronger as immigrants have always done throughout American history.

And we can keep out people who mean to do us harm.

We can know who's trying to come into our country.

We can have an orderly, sane immigration system that keeps us all safe, that promotes public safety.

Just like you do at your own home.