I think that immigration reform should be guided by certain principles that reflect our values.
Mazie Hirono
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Mazie Keiko Hirono is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 4, 2007, to January 3, 2013. Hirono is known for her advocacy on issues such as education, healthcare, and civil rights, often emphasizing the importance of public education and human rights in her public statements.
Well, for example, in my own community there are World War II Filipino veterans who fought alongside our troops...
We should not get tunnel vision and forget the human element of immigration.
I think that it is very clear that I am very focused on one of the principles of immigration reform as family reunification.
We are confronted with a broken immigration system, with 11 million undocumented people in our country.
I certainly agree that we should not educate foreign students and then send them away to work for foreign competitors.
Now, this is an issue that I know that we have been attempting to address for over a decade...
I think it is abundantly clear that we need to avoid sequestration because the harm to our military, as well as on the civilian side, and the non-military spending will be quite devastating.
It is too easy for prohibited persons to evade the background check requirement.
We strongly support increasing to effectively a universal background check system.





