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Wed Apr 3, 2019, 12:24 PM Apr 2019

The Border Charles Koch/open Trump/close What will IA Senators do? DU's DonViejo OP

Thank You DonViejo OP

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211981689

By James Hohmann April 3 at 10:39 AM



Charles Koch wants a more open border. Immigration is one reason he's backed away from the GOP.

THE BIG IDEA: Charles Koch doesn’t just think President Trump’s threat to close the southern border is terrible. He’d do the opposite.

“I would let everybody in who comes here to contribute, and no one who wants to come here to do harm, and see how easy this is,” the billionaire industrialist said on Monday in Redwood City, Calif. “This goes to our whole philosophy of openness. … We have to have an open society – open to ideas, people, goods and services – to learn from each other and have us all benefit.”

During rare public comments, the Koch brother complained that leaders in both parties agree that the immigration laws need to change. “But they think it will help the other party more, so they won't do it,” he said. “And we can't make any progress on policies that a great majority of the American people – and even the majority of the politicians – agree would be the right thing to do.”

In response to a direct question about Trump, Koch said: “My deal is to hate the sin, not the sinner. We want to help save the sinner, right?”

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/04/03/daily-202-charles-koch-wants-a-more-open-border-immigration-is-one-reason-he-s-backed-away-from-the-gop/5ca38a9b1b326b0f7f38f2eb/

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