Several Democratic presidential candidates are embracing reparations for the descendants of slaves.
Castro told The Root, a black online news site, that America"would be better off" if the government addressed the issue of reparations, which he said he would explore if elected.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, asked at a CNN town hall Monday about his position on reparations given Warren's and Castro's comments, said,"What does that mean? What do they mean? I'm not sure anyone's very clear." He said the U.S. must put resources into distressed communities to improve the lives of people affected by the legacy of slavery.In terms of a direct payment, reparations could be a tough political sell.
Pressed on"Fox News Sunday" on whether reparations would ultimately end up in the Democratic platform, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said the issue is"something that will be discussed during the course of the presidential nominating process." When Barack Obama ran to become the nation's first African-American president, he opposed reparations. But in an interview with Coates in the final days of his presidency, he didn't question the legitimacy of the concept.
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