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Who is Julián Castro? Read @alexazura’s profile of how the former mayor of San Antonio and the former House and Urban Development secretary is navigating white presidential politics. #DemDebate bit.ly/2xgWuIO
“‘Oh, you know, you’re boring,’ or that I don’t drink or I haven’t gotten in trouble or whatever. Well, no shit. I was trying to make sure that I could take advantage of this first chance ... I didn't think I was going to have a second...” — @JulianCastro bit.ly/2xgWuIO
“You’re saying you want to represent all Americans, and you started your speech talking about your history and talking in Spanish,” a reporter once asked Julián Castro. “Don’t you think it could be an obstacle?”

“No, I don’t,” Castro responded curtly. bit.ly/2xgWuIO
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Who killed it in the first night of the first #DemocraticDebate of 2020? Let's ask the denizens of Twitter! #DemDebate

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Julián Castro's remarks on eliminating section 1325--and treating immigration as a civil rather than criminal issue--was one of those paradigm shift moments that set the terms of the debate.

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