immigration system itself, you ve heard some of it and a whole lot we haven t discussed today is completely broken. it s absolutely broken. democrats are facing accusations from president trump of pushing for open borders and being weak on security. it s a question that willing if these candidates. and it is part of what this president is trying to do to really misinform the american people. to say that democrats don t care about border security. we have to enforce our laws and keep our borders safe. reporter: the shadow of the border is casting a deep divide on the presidential campaign trail. ed lavandera, cnn, dallas. the lineups are set for the democratic presidential debates. two big nights. ten candidates each night. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the first on tuesday, july 30th with bernie sanders and elizabeth warren in the center. and on wednesday, july 31st, the rematch between kamala harris and joe biden.
should be abolished. most candidates aren t going that far, instead calling for i.c.e. to be reformed and some of its immigration enforcement duties to be passed off to other agencies. i think it s not just i.c.e. it is very clear that the immigration system itself, i mean, you ve heard some of if, and there s a lot more we haven t discussed today is completely broken. it s absolutely broken. reporter: democrats are fa facifac facifac facing accusations from president trump of pushing for open borders and being weak on security. it s a question that will follow these candidates. it s part of what this president is trying to do to really misinform the american people, to say that democrats don t care about border security. we have to enforce our laws and keep our borders safe. reporter: the shadow of the border is casting a deep divide on the presidential campaign trail. ed lavandera cnn, dallas. the bullet riddled sign for
reporter: most aren t going that far, for it to be reformed and some of ielts duties to be passed off to other agencies. i think it s not just i.c.e. it s very clear that the immigration system itself, you ve heard some of it is completely broken. it s absolutely broken. reporter: democrats are facing accusations from president trump of pushing for open borders and being weak on security. it s a question that will follow these candidates. it s part of what this president is trying to do to really nice inform the american people, to say that democrats don t care about border security. we have to enforce our laws and keep our borders safe. reporter: the shadow of the border is casting a deep divide on the presidential campaign trial. ed lavandera, cnn, dallas. this week special counsel robert mueller said russia is still interfering with the 2020 election and it s happening as
no great nation tears families apart. no great nation locks up children. we need, we must at the borders respect the dignity of every human being who comes here. the trump adminisration s hard line approach on reducing the number of undocumented immigrants in the country inspired some candidates to call for the end of the immigration and customs enforcement agency. we don t need this i.c.e. this i.c.e. as its formed now should be abolished. some are calling for i.c.e. to be informed and duties to be passed off to other agencies. i think it s not just i.c.e. it is very clear that the immigration system itself, you ve heard some of it and there is a lot more we haven t discussed today is completely broken. it s absolutely broken. democrats are facing
off to other agencies. i think it is not just i.c.e. it is very clear that the immigration system itself, you ve heard some of it and there is more we haven t discussed today, is completely broken. it is absolutely broken. reporter: democrats are facing accusations from president trump of pushing for open borders and being weak on security, it is a question that will follow the candidates. it is part of what this president is trying to do to really misinform the american people. to say that democrats don t care about border security. we have to enforce our laws. and keep our borders safe. reporter: a shadow of the border is casting a deep divide on the presidential campaign trail. ed lavandera, cnn, dallas. and our thanks to ed lavandera. join me for a big weekend on state of the union live from detroit, michigan, my guest will be senator bernie sanders, the house judiciary committee