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Senator Padilla Urges Citizenship Over Border Security Focus

12/11/2025

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Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) criticized Democrats for prioritizing border security over citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
On the Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know podcast, he said Democrats unite on reproductive rights but falter on immigration.
Padilla introduced a bill creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with clean records.
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election, some Democrats acknowledge border-security gains but say major issues remain, per Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).

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Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) criticized Democrats for prioritizing border security over citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
On the Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know podcast, he said Democrats unite on reproductive rights but falter on immigration.
Padilla introduced a bill creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with clean records.
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election, some Democrats acknowledge border-security gains but say major issues remain, per Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).