Our current immigration system is broken. Immigrants who seek merely to work in the US and who are necessary for our continued economic prosperity have few legal channels to come here. Many resort to dangerous desert crossings on our southern border or to smuggling in shipping containers on trucks or ships. Millions of would-be immigrants who are trying to arrive in our legal immigration system are stuck in long backlogs that can stretch as long as 22 years. And hundreds of families are being torn apart and uprooted by government crackdowns. Our nation needs comprehensive immigration reform that will address all of these issues in a sensible, humane way.