Sanders: Illegal Immigrants Are ‘Entitled’ to Housing, a ‘Higher Education’

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Sanders We ░░░░░░░░ going to make it ░░░░░░░░ for workers to join ░░░░░░░░ Cheers and applause Sen ░░░░░░░░ We are going to ░░░░░░░░ millions of good paying ░░░░░░░░ jobs by rebuilding our ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure Cheers and applause ░░░░░░░░ Sanders And building the ░░░░░░░░ million units of low ░░░░░░░░ and affordable housing this ░░░░░░░░ desperately needs We are ░░░░░░░░ to win this election ░░░░░░░░ we believe in education ░░░░░░░░ and applause Sen Sanders ░░░░░░░░ are going to have ░░░░░░░░ quality affordable universal childcare ░░░░░░░░ are going to triple ░░░░░░░░ for low income title ░░░░░░░░ schools Cheers and applause ░░░░░░░░ need more Latino teachers ░░░░░░░░ Sen Sanders We need ░░░░░░░░ African American teachers Applause ░░░░░░░░ Sanders And because we ░░░░░░░░ the vitally important work ░░░░░░░░ do we will fight ░░░░░░░░ make sure that no ░░░░░░░░ in America earns less ░░░░░░░░ 60 000 a year ░░░░░░░░ Sen Sanders Because we ░░░░░░░░ in education we believe ░░░░░░░░ of our people regardless ░░░░░░░░ income are entitled to ░░░░░░░░ higher education Applause Sen ░░░░░░░░ That is why we ░░░░░░░░ make public colleges and ░░░░░░░░ tuition free We will ░░░░░░░░ all student debt in ░░░░░░░░ country By imposing a ░░░░░░░░ tax on Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ Applause Sen Sanders 12 ░░░░░░░░ ago we bailed out ░░░░░░░░ crooks on Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ it is their turn ░░░░░░░░ help the working families ░░░░░░░░ this country Together we ░░░░░░░░ going to end the ░░░░░░░░ embarrassment of the United ░░░░░░░░ of America our great ░░░░░░░░ being the only major ░░░░░░░░ on Earth not to ░░░░░░░░ health care to all ░░░░░░░░ Applause Sen Sanders Let ░░░░░░░░ be as clear as ░░░░░░░░ can be health care ░░░░░░░░ a human right not ░░░░░░░░ privilege We are going ░░░░░░░░ end the absurd situation ░░░░░░░░ which we now are ░░░░░░░░ twice as much per ░░░░░░░░ on health care as ░░░░░░░░ are as the people ░░░░░░░░ any other country 87 ░░░░░░░░ of us are uninsured ░░░░░░░░ underinsured 30 000 die ░░░░░░░░ year and 500 000 ░░░░░░░░ go bankrupt because of ░░░░░░░░ related debt In America ░░░░░░░░ should not go bankrupt ░░░░░░░░ you are struggling with ░░░░░░░░ The function of a ░░░░░░░░ and humane health care ░░░░░░░░ is to guarantee health ░░░░░░░░ and not make 100 ░░░░░░░░ in profit for drug ░░░░░░░░ We are going to ░░░░░░░░ on the greed and ░░░░░░░░ of the pharmaceutical industry ░░░░░░░░ our administration the American ░░░░░░░░ will not pay in ░░░░░░░░ cases 10 times more ░░░░░░░░ the same prescription drugs ░░░░░░░░ in Mexico Canada and ░░░░░░░░ Applause Sen Sanders When ░░░░░░░░ talk about the major ░░░░░░░░ facing this country it ░░░░░░░░ a sad state of ░░░░░░░░ when we have a ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ believes that crime climate ░░░░░░░░ is a hoax While ░░░░░░░░ science scientific community has ░░░░░░░░ slight disagreement with Mr ░░░░░░░░ They think climate change ░░░░░░░░ an existential threat to ░░░░░░░░ planet Our administration believes ░░░░░░░░ science not right wing ░░░░░░░░ That is why together ░░░░░░░░ are going to adopt ░░░░░░░░ principles of the green ░░░░░░░░ deal It creates up ░░░░░░░░ 20 million good paying ░░░░░░░░ as we transform our ░░░░░░░░ system away from fossil ░░░░░░░░ Brothers and sisters this ░░░░░░░░ a moral issue We ░░░░░░░░ make sure the planet ░░░░░░░░ leave our children and ░░░░░░░░ is a planet that ░░░░░░░░ healthy and habitable When ░░░░░░░░ talk about issues we ░░░░░░░░ be dealt with we ░░░░░░░░ reform a broken and ░░░░░░░░ criminal justice system Applause ░░░░░░░░ do not want to ░░░░░░░░ a situation where we ░░░░░░░░ more people in jail ░░░░░░░░ any other country including ░░░░░░░░ four times our size ░░░░░░░░ people in jail are ░░░░░░░░ African American Latino and ░░░░░░░░ American That is why ░░░░░░░░ are going to invest ░░░░░░░░ our young people in ░░░░░░░░ Not more jail and ░░░░░░░░ That is why we ░░░░░░░░ going to end private ░░░░░░░░ and detention centers Applause ░░░░░░░░ Sanders That is why ░░░░░░░░ will end the war ░░░░░░░░ drugs and legalize marijuana ░░░░░░░░ every state Applause Sen ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ serious question How many ░░░░░░░░ in this room tonight ░░░░░░░░ somebody who was arrested ░░░░░░░░ possession of marijuana Applause ░░░░░░░░ Sanders We are going ░░░░░░░░ move forward to expunge ░░░░░░░░ record of those arrested ░░░░░░░░ we talk about broken ░░░░░░░░ racist systems we will ░░░░░░░░ about fundamental reform to ░░░░░░░░ immigration system I am ░░░░░░░░ son of an immigrant ░░░░░░░░ Sen Sanders My father ░░░░░░░░ to this country from ░░░░░░░░ without a nickel in ░░░░░░░░ pocket He could not ░░░░░░░░ a word of English ░░░░░░░░ very little education I ░░░░░░░░ something about the immigrant ░░░░░░░░ Together we are going ░░░░░░░░ end the demonization of ░░░░░░░░ undocumented in this country ░░░░░░░░ Sen Sanders On our ░░░░░░░░ day in office we ░░░░░░░░ all of Trump s ░░░░░░░░ immigration executive orders On ░░░░░░░░ first day in office ░░░░░░░░ executive order we restore ░░░░░░░░ legal status of the ░░░░░░░░ 8 million young people ░░░░░░░░ their parents eligible for ░░░░░░░░ On our first day ░░░░░░░░ office we end a ░░░░░░░░ which today allows federal ░░░░░░░░ to grab babies from ░░░░░░░░ arms of their mothers ░░░░░░░░ throw children into cages ░░░░░░░░ is not what America ░░░░░░░░ about Together we will ░░░░░░░░ what the American people ░░░░░░░░ wanted to do for ░░░░░░░░ That is past comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ reform Earlier today Jane ░░░░░░░░ I were at El ░░░░░░░░ at the oriole of ░░░░░░░░ terrible shooting A terrible ░░░░░░░░ in El Paso This ░░░░░░░░ my promise to you ░░░░░░░░ gun safety legislation which ░░░░░░░░ American people want because ░░░░░░░░ are disgusted by the ░░░░░░░░ of gun violence and ░░░░░░░░ killings in this country ░░░░░░░░ gun safety legislation will ░░░░░░░░ written by the American ░░░░░░░░ not the NRA Applause ░░░░░░░░ Sanders We will have ░░░░░░░░ background checks We will ░░░░░░░░ the gun show loophole ░░░░░░░░ will do with the ░░░░░░░░ people want that is ░░░░░░░░ the sale of distribution ░░░░░░░░ assault weapons I am ░░░░░░░░ United States senator I ░░░░░░░░ on the floor of ░░░░░░░░ Senate very often You ░░░░░░░░ their mantra what they ░░░░░░░░ about all the time ░░░░░░░░ they believe in small ░░░░░░░░ They believe in getting ░░░░░░░░ government off the backs ░░░░░░░░ the American people What ░░░░░░░░ say to the hypocrites ░░░░░░░░ you believe in getting ░░░░░░░░ government off the backs ░░░░░░░░ the American people understand ░░░░░░░░ is women who have ░░░░░░░░ right to control their ░░░░░░░░ bodies not the government ░░░░░░░░ Sen Sanders My promise ░░░░░░░░ you is I will ░░░░░░░░ nominate anybody to the ░░░░░░░░ Court or federal bench ░░░░░░░░ is not 100 pro ░░░░░░░░ v Wade We will ░░░░░░░░ Roe v Wade and ░░░░░░░░ it into law We ░░░░░░░░ significantly expand funding for ░░░░░░░░ Parenthood As the United ░░░░░░░░ senator I do understand ░░░░░░░░ power of the corporate ░░░░░░░░ and the 1 Chanting ░░░░░░░░ Sen Sanders They have ░░░░░░░░ unlimited amounts of money ░░░░░░░░ have significant control over ░░░░░░░░ media over our economy ░░░░░░░░ the political life of ░░░░░░░░ country At the end ░░░░░░░░ the day the 1 ░░░░░░░░ 1 Applause Sen Sanders ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ in mathematics but I ░░░░░░░░ know that 99 is ░░░░░░░░ heck of a lot ░░░░░░░░ than 1 What this ░░░░░░░░ is about is understanding ░░░░░░░░ if we do not ░░░░░░░░ Trump to divide us ░░░░░░░░ by the color of ░░░░░░░░ skin or where we ░░░░░░░░ born or our religion ░░░░░░░░ our sexual orientation if ░░░░░░░░ stand together if we ░░░░░░░░ for an agenda that ░░░░░░░░ for working families in ░░░░░░░░ middle class If we ░░░░░░░░ involved in the political ░░░░░░░░ If we stand for ░░░░░░░░ If we stand for ░░░░░░░░ If we understand that ░░░░░░░░ are all of us ░░░░░░░░ My family has to ░░░░░░░░ about your family your ░░░░░░░░ cares about my family ░░░░░░░░ and sisters if we ░░░░░░░░ together we will not 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