Immigration

The United States is a nation of immigrants - people who arrived here searching for religious liberty, political asylum, love and marriage, and the promise of a better life. We need a fair immigration system that enforces the law with clarity, consistency, and transparency at all levels of government. We must secure our border and respect the humanity and civil liberties of immigrants. 

When I have had the opportunity to help new citizens register to vote I am always humbled by those who choose American citizenship with pride and stake their future and the future of their family with the generations of immigrants that preceded them.  

I will create a secure and humane immigration system. This means strengthening our legal ports of entry with state resources to stop drug and human trafficking, while also promoting legal pathways to citizenship. At the State Capitol, I will ensure our laws respect the legal process for seeking asylum, distinguishing it from illegal crossings.