Immigration debate takes center stage at DeSaulnier town hall forum

U.S. Representative Mark DeSaulnier recently held a series of town hall meetings in which he laid out his positions on border enforcement, immigration and the caustic dialogue recently surrounding those issues. His kickoff speaking engagement came at a town hall meeting in Concord, the East Bay city he represented as mayor about 25 years ago.

The meeting took place in a sweltering, dimly lit auditorium at the Meadow Homes Elementary School in a vibrant, largely Hispanic suburban neighborhood. There were teenagers and vendors outside in an adjacent park, some of them speaking Spanish.