How To Handle Illegal Immigration

America is a nation of immigrants. There is no doubt about this fact. From the moment America was discovered by Christopher Columbus and Jamestown was the first established colony, the Americas have seen a flood of immigrants from all the different parts of the world, from Ireland to China. The GOP seems fine imposing harsh penalties to the millions living in the shadows, and Hillary Clinton is perfectly fine with sending children back to countries run by drug cartels just to set an example. The only one with a clear and humane mind on this issue seems to be Bernie Sanders.

Illegal immigration is a clear problem, millions of people living here illegally, not paying taxes, and taking low wage jobs that pay under the table so that they can stay under the radar. Many have children here, and the children are citizens, while the parents are still considered illegal.

It is long overdue for a change in our immigration process, it shouldn't be easier to get into the country illegally then it is to get here legally.

And no, we aren't going to be forcing Mexico to build a wall across our border; sorry Mr. Trump.

As president, I will fight for comprehensive immigration reform that provides a roadmap to citizenship for the 11 million aspiring Americans living in this country. But I will not wait for Congress to act. I will take executive action to accomplish what Congress has failed to do and build upon President Obama’s executive orders to unite families. 

~ Bernie Sanders

The first priority would be to deal with the illegal immigrants we already have here in our country, who walk among us as fellow Americans. We must take these people and bring them on a road to citizenship, so that they can start paying their fair taxes and be given the same rights as every other American citizen. It is by far, much cheaper to make these people legal citizens, then it is to send endless raids in an attempt to deport these hard-working people to countries controlled by kingpins and with high poverty rates.

It is time to be humane to the millions of people living in the shadows of America, we will not separate parents from children. We will not send them back to send a message. We will not build a great big wall for Humpty Dumpty to sit on.

We will take care of the people here, and then we will bring comprehensive and progressive immigration reform, to make it easier for people to come legally then illegally.

This is Bernie Sanders' plan simplified, and it will help bring America into a new era of prosperity and cast millions out of the shadow and into the American Dream.