Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley is making sure the U.S. Latino vote will pour down on him by condemning the current administration's immigration enforcement policies.

According to the Latino Rebels, O'Malley has been consistent about his stand on immigration policies. During the ICCI Families Forum in Iowa; he delivered a speech that denounced these policies. It was also during this time that the presidential candidate received a standing ovation because of his strong conviction against deportation. In his speech, O'Malley criticized the U.S.' massive detention camps for immigrants, saying, "We need to get away from those and shut those down."

 

He also cited how the immigration policies contradict the country's label being a nation of immigrants and free people. How could the nation shut their doors to these immigrants? He even compared the injustice to Jesus, whom he acknowledged as a refugee child, also fleeing from violence.

He added that being the first candidate to oppose such policies, he wished that he wouldn't be the last to stand against such cruel policies. The Secretary of Homeland Security, according to O'Malley, could use his power to start a temporary protection for children refugees of Central America.

O'Malley is noted for his actions. During his reign as Maryland's governor, he acted on convening his people and take on at least 5,000 refugees to foster homes instead of pushing them to refugee detention camps. He also condemned another Governor's reference of refugees, when two years ago, he heard the phrase, "I heard they might be in my state. I'm going to find out where these rascals are and round them up."

O'Malley said that these refugees are also human and they deserve the dignity that everyone in the U.S. enjoys. He also takes pride on his consistency, saying that he doesn't agree on something but act on it with total indifference at another time.

During his speech, O'Malley can't help but throw some harsh words on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying that the U.S. symbol is not some barbed wire fence along the border but the Statue of Liberty.

Trump popularized himself by openly saying during his campaign trail that Mexican immigrants aren't the best, that when the country sends its people, they're sending problems. He also declared the banning of Muslims coming to America after the Paris attack happened. O'Malley condemned such statement adding, "I do not believe that the new American Immigrants take our jobs, no. New American Immigrants make America stronger."