Neera Tanden
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But I think they also feel a little bit of insecurity about answering, you know, what do you do about immigration writ large or what do you do about the border and other things? So You know, our ideas, which we'll be putting out very shortly, are how to fix the broken immigration system. And the truth is our system is broken in multiple dimensions, and we have to be able to make that case.
But I think they also feel a little bit of insecurity about answering, you know, what do you do about immigration writ large or what do you do about the border and other things? So You know, our ideas, which we'll be putting out very shortly, are how to fix the broken immigration system. And the truth is our system is broken in multiple dimensions, and we have to be able to make that case.
So it is a problem that our border is not secure. But really, there has been an abuse of the asylum system. That abuse started in the Trump administration and went up in the Biden administration. So we should fix that problem. It's also a big problem in our country that these green card backlogs are decades old and we should fix that.
So it is a problem that our border is not secure. But really, there has been an abuse of the asylum system. That abuse started in the Trump administration and went up in the Biden administration. So we should fix that problem. It's also a big problem in our country that these green card backlogs are decades old and we should fix that.
And I actually believe that people want more or be open to more legal immigration if they felt that their border itself was secure. And so we're going to put forward ideas that basically fix all of the problems of the immigration system. Not everyone's going to love our plan, I'm sure. But we really think the focus should be what is the problem and how are we fixing it?
And I actually believe that people want more or be open to more legal immigration if they felt that their border itself was secure. And so we're going to put forward ideas that basically fix all of the problems of the immigration system. Not everyone's going to love our plan, I'm sure. But we really think the focus should be what is the problem and how are we fixing it?
And, you know, we both worked for political leaders who got up every day and thought, you know, when there's a big problem, the country has to solve it. And I think one of the changes in the presidency over the last couple of decades is, you know, You know, people sort of expect the president to solve problems.
And, you know, we both worked for political leaders who got up every day and thought, you know, when there's a big problem, the country has to solve it. And I think one of the changes in the presidency over the last couple of decades is, you know, You know, people sort of expect the president to solve problems.
And, you know, they're not thinking politically of like, does this issue help or her Democrats are just really trying to get solutions. And I think one of the challenges is if you think about your job as oriented towards Congress and what can pass. then you think about just that dimension.
And, you know, they're not thinking politically of like, does this issue help or her Democrats are just really trying to get solutions. And I think one of the challenges is if you think about your job as oriented towards Congress and what can pass. then you think about just that dimension.
But if you're thinking about every problem you can solve for, sometimes that takes Congress, sometimes that takes executive action, sometimes that takes working with governors, sometimes that takes trying to change the culture. But you are being a change agent in the way you're thinking about it.
But if you're thinking about every problem you can solve for, sometimes that takes Congress, sometimes that takes executive action, sometimes that takes working with governors, sometimes that takes trying to change the culture. But you are being a change agent in the way you're thinking about it.
I think he's leading us off a cliff.
I think he's leading us off a cliff.
And he's driving events instead of being driven by them.
And he's driving events instead of being driven by them.