My grandma came to America when she was just seven years old after being separated from her dying mother.
I watched the pain of never getting to say goodbye haunt her even as a seventy-year-old woman.
I see her image in the children at our borders today -- children as young as infants ripped from their parents, locked in cages, and even “lost” in the system.
My grandmother’s memory -- and this president’s defining failure -- has led me to this decision:
I won’t lie to you:
My proposal is bold. It’s not something any other candidate is going to suggest. But it’s what our country needs.
People First Immigration centers around 3 key principles:
-No more family separation or children in cages -- period.
-Bring DREAMers and other undocumented folks out of the shadows -- full stop.
-Address the root causes of migrant crises -- this is key.
I promised you that I was the complete antithesis to Donald Trump.
And People First Immigration makes good on that promise.
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