Immigration Reform
Building a Fair, Humane Path to Belonging.
Everyone deserves the chance to live, work, and raise their families in safety, but for too long, our immigration system has been broken, forcing millions of people to live in fear, or in the shadows. In Congress, I’ll fight for a fair, accessible pathway to citizenship and an immigration system that reflects our values of compassion, justice, and opportunity.
The Basics
I’ll work to create a fair and accessible pathway to citizenship so people who contribute to our communities aren’t forced to live in uncertainty or fear of deportation.
Dreamers and those with Temporary Protected Status are part of the fabric of our communities. I’ll guarantee them permanent protections and a path to citizenship, honoring their vital contributions to our schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods.
We need policies that respect human rights, not punish people for seeking a better life. I’ll fight to abolish ICE as we know it, ban family separation, end detention quotas, and hold immigration enforcement agencies accountable to basic standards of care and transparency.
Immigrants aren’t expendable, they’re essential. I’ll push for federal investment in community-based legal and resettlement services, language access programs, and work permit reforms so immigrants and asylum seekers can build secure, dignified lives in the communities we all call home.
FAQs
A pathway to citizenship means creating a fair, structured process for people who live, work, and contribute here to earn citizenship, usually through background checks, taxes, and waiting periods. Amnesty suggests “forgiving” wrongdoing. This isn’t about amnesty, it’s recognizing the dignity and contributions of people who are already part of our communities.
ICE in its current form has been allowed to operate with cruelty and little accountability. Ending family separation, eliminating detention quotas, and creating strict oversight are essential reforms. Immigration enforcement should be about human rights, not fear and abuse.
Fair immigration policies are cost-effective. Instead of spending billions on detention centers and border militarization, we can redirect resources toward processing backlogs, community-based services, and legal pathways that strengthen families and the economy. Investing in integration pays off with higher tax contributions, thriving local economies, and stronger communities.
No. Study after study shows immigrants don’t take jobs, they create them. Immigrants start businesses at higher rates, pay taxes, and fill critical roles in healthcare, education, agriculture, and more. When immigrants thrive, our economy and communities thrive too.
