Kirsten Gillibrand said her past stances on immigration 'didn't care' enough about the needs of diverse Americans outside her former House district
Democratic presidential hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday confronted some of her previous stances on immigration, saying they "didn't care" about the needs of diverse Americans.
"When I was a member of Congress from upstate New York, I was really focused on the priorities of my district," the New York senator said during a CNN town hall. "When I became senator of the entire state, I recognized that some of my views really did need to change.
Those old stances especially corrode her platform as the antithesis of President Donald Trump, who has made harsher penalties and stricter enforcement of immigration laws a cornerstone of his campaign and administration. During the town hall, Gillibrand said she has changed considerably since her times in the House, and that she was "ashamed" of her past positions. She used her ideological evolution to further distance herself from the president, who she said is incapable of change.
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