Cecilia Muñoz
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Cecilia Muñoz is a seasoned advocate for immigration reform and a former White House official who has navigated complex political landscapes. This interview reveals her commitment to principled governance and her skill in mediating between differing perspectives to achieve effective policy outcomes.
“Absolutely fair to critique the Obama administration on, and I take responsibility for this, is that it took us too long to get to the enforcement priorities and to make them stick.”
“On both sides of the aisle and from mayors. But the dark side of that is that they're doing it in the absence of federal leadership, in the absence of clear guidance from the federal government.”
“I'm quite concerned. And obviously you never know what the court's going to do, not just on the basis of how the argent went. But I'm quite concerned, and I know people in the DACA community are quite concerned.”
“Well, that's exactly right, and it is a real concern because the crisis is really exposing the ways that we've failed each other as a society, which is just a vivid relief right now. And I'll give you one example. Of the workers who the government has labeled essential workers, people who we know need to be in the workforce.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 382 — Cecilia Muñoz
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