America’s immigration system has been broken for decades. Politicians talk, but little gets done. In recent years, Democrats have put forward real solutions while Republicans obstructed progress and used human beings as political props.

It’s time for a humane, forward-looking immigration policy. One that upholds human dignity, acknowledges America’s role in driving migration, and lives up to the promise of the American Dream. That means undoing the cruelty of the Trump era — but also going further: fixing our outdated visa system, honoring our promises to DREAMers, modernizing quotas, and cutting absurd wait times for legal entry.

We must abolish ICE. It is abhorrent and anti-American to see ICE agents disappearing people into detention centers or deporting them to danger. We can and should enforce federal laws against drug trafficking, human trafficking, terrorism, and other violent threats without creating a secret police force to kidnap people without recourse.

As your Congressman, I’ll fight for an immigration system grounded in decency, rule of law, and common sense. That includes:

• Access to Legal Representation: Everyone — especially children and non-English speakers — deserves legal help navigating our complex immigration system. Trump’s attacks on due process are cruel and un-American. 

• Respect for Asylum Rights: Asylum is a right, both ethically and under international and U.S. law. We must build an asylum system that ensures speedy processing, access to representation, and a fair hearing for every asylum seeker.

• Ban Mass Raids: Immigration enforcement should target real threats like violent criminals and human traffickers, not families and workers. Immigration enforcement should only be able to conduct raids in cases involving suspects with violent criminal records.

• Making Schools, Churches, Health Care Facilities, and Workplaces Off Limits: Immigration enforcement should not be allowed into these places unless there’s an immediate dangerous risk from someone with a violent felony on their record.

• Closing “Alligator Alcatraz” and Ending Trump’s Use of Foreign Prisons: We must shut down Trump’s immigrant prisons, ban him from sending immigrants to Guantanamo Bay, and stop him from sending immigrants to prisons in El Salvador, South Sudan, and other countries they aren’t even from. This depravity is a dark stain on our nation and must end immediately. 

• A Real Path to Citizenship: It’s time to pass the American Dream and Promise Act and provide a clear, fair path to citizenship for DACA recipients and others. Immigrants strengthen our communities and drive our economy. They deserve a chance to live without fear — as full American citizens.

I am the son of an immigrant – and the grandson of immigrants who fled the horrors of the Holocaust. I know that America was built by immigrants – and is stronger because of it. It’s time for an immigration policy that recognizes the dignity of all people and the importance of immigrants to our nation’s future.