To properly address our country’s broken immigration system, we must first begin with acknowledging that this is a MAN MADE problem. We played a large role in causing this migration pattern through NAFTA, our role on the war on drugs, and allowing our weapons to be transferred to Mexico and in the hands of criminals. We have a moral responsibility to make this right. So I urge congress, and President Obama, to do the right thing. Doing the right thing does not mean allocating more resources to border security and enforcement. Doing the right thing means allocating enough resources to USCIS and the immigration court system so that we can properly process 11 million undocumeted individuals. Immigrants deserve to have their right to due process respected. Immigrants should have access to an immigration attorney, whether they have the funds to secure one or not. And if an immigrant poses a real threat to our society, then he or she should be processed out of the country in a fair and humane manner. Immigration is about PEOPLE, not bargaining chips. Still today the conversation is more about enforcement, and the economic benefit to our country and little about how we are going to work towards fully integrating these individuals. I call on congress to change the tone and rhetoric of this conversation to one that is more reflective of our American values of fairness and equality. And I call on congress to get REAL Comprehensive Immigration Reform DONE!

I support CCA GO AWAY! It is unethical, it is IMMORAL, and we should be ashamed to allow such a thing like this to take place in our country!