Hakeem Jeffries Claims American People Voted for Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

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JEFFRIES: "Well, first, we believe that the border should be safe, it should be strong, and it should be secure. We certainly believe that our immigration system is broken, and it needs to be fixed, but it should be fixed in a comprehensive way and in a bipartisan way. At the same period of time, we are a nation of immigrants and, of course, a nation of laws as well, as President Obama indicated, and we can reconcile the challenges there. That means that we, as Democrats, we're going to always stand up for DREAMers, stand up for farm workers, stand up for law-abiding immigrant families who are contributing to this country in so many meaningful ways, and the American people know it, which is why they supported the notion of targeting violent felons who are here illegally and figuring out a pathway toward citizenship for others who are here working hard in their communities in order to bring to life that notion that we have been a nation of immigrants, are a nation of immigrants, and part of our exceptionalism will continue to be as a nation of immigrants."