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Alex Padilla: “People seeking to come to the United States, whether it's to…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla Discusses Immigration Enforcement and Personal Detainment Incident

Published | Video Starts at 06:19

Overwhelmingly, on a bipartisan basis, yes. And so I think it's important to break down three things. Number one, do we need a safe and secure, orderly, humane border? Absolutely no disagreement there. People seeking to come to the United States, whether it's to seek asylum on work visas, etc. We definitely have to modernize that system. and be more strategic in those capacities. But we can't forget the millions of long term residents, people who have been here working, paying taxes, raising families, buying homes, contributing to the strength of our economy. (06:19–06:28)

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Asserts the need to modernize the U.S. immigration system for asylum seekers and work visas.

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