Our current immigration system is broken and compromises our economic vitality and our country’s safety. Reforming our immigration policies and procedures is essential for America’s national security – and critical to our economic recovery.

Immigration is good for America, and it's good for New York City. For generations, "huddled masses yearning to breathe free air” have sought the American dream and, in the process, helped build our nation. Today more than ever, we need an enlightened immigration policy to maintain our country’s and our city’s global competitiveness.

I will fight in Congress for comprehensive immigration reform that creates a fair pathway to citizenship and protects our borders and ports. I will also work to end H-1B visa quotas, to encourage the best and the brightest from around the world to help grow and diversify New York City’s economy. And I will fight to pass the DREAM Act for the children of undocumented immigrants.