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Elissa Slotkin: “It's a comprehensive reform plan.”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy'

Published January 11, 2024 | Video Starts at 04:02

And the truth is, there's a lot of bipartisan ideas out there. They're just not sexy. They just don't get attention. I'm the cosponsor of something called the Dignity act. It's a comprehensive reform plan. It's bipartisan. It was put together by folks in the problem Solvers Caucus. But to be honest about those future negotiations, we have to be honest that our immigration system … (04:02–04:05)

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“Every single employer that I know is looking for legal labor.”
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“Our economy can take new people coming into the workforce.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 01:41-01:46
“We should key our immigration numbers to the economy.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 01:45-01:49
“We have to change the system so that immigrants can come to this country by applying from their home countries.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 02:04-02:11
“We need to invest in border security.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 02:39-02:42
“Every country in the world deserves to know who's coming inside their borders.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 02:41-02:46
“We need strong border security.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 02:53-02:56
“We have to address the root causes of migration.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 03:03-03:06
“It's poverty, it's violence back home.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 03:10-03:14
“We've got to help those countries improve their situation so we don't have such a flood of people feeling desperate to come to the United…”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 03:13-03:21
“We need to live up to our values and morals as a country of immigrants.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 03:23-03:29
“I'm the cosponsor of something called the Dignity act.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 04:00-04:03
“It's bipartisan.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 04:04-04:06
“It was put together by folks in the Problem Solvers Caucus.”
Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy' | Uploaded January 11, 2024 | 04:05-04:09