Filemon Vela: “What I strongly object to is the idea that the legalization process ought to be conditioned on border security.”

The stakes have never been higher than they are right now.

The right to seek asylum is enshrined in United States and international law.

It is clear that USDA wants to find efficiencies, but is USDA prepared to make the changes needed to successfully deliver these important services, even if that means increasing, not decreasing, staff and resources?

I am hoping that we can move forward and do the right thing for the citizens of this country who face obstacles in exercising the right to vote.