Originally Posted by IamAman

Do you really think immigration in general would be worse off today had the 2007 CIR passed? That was 8 years ago. So much good could have happened in 8 years if we would have had some sort of legal status. I'm not saying Bernie is horrible for immigration and he's definitely better than Republicans, but to make him out to be a champion of immigration reform and keep posting these spam political ads about him needs to be challenged. For the record, Clinton and Obama both voted for the 2007 CIR.

On top of that, I have heard Bernie talk about how immigration hurts the American worker on several occasions so while it's great that he wants to help those already here, deep in his heart, he doesn't like us all that much.

And FYI, it's not just romanticizing legal status. Our very existence pretty much depends on it. I can be deported at any time now. I could have a bad day and pulled over by an overzealous deputy and my life as I know it could be over. I've managed to prevent that in the last 8 years (ok, 30 years) but that luck will run out sooner or later. That's not my imagination. If Bernie really liked us, he could have voted for that 2007 bill and maybe help convince a few other people to also vote for it.