My Hero

The late Barbara Jordan, a civil rights leader and descendant of enslaved people, called on Congress to move beyond hyphenated identities and unite as Americans. 

As chairwoman of the immigration reform commission of 1995, she made reform steps rather simple: We must embrace "front door" immigration while stopping "uninvited back door" immigrants.

She delved deeply into the three major dysfunctional parts of our immigration system: the border entry process, interior enforcement and deportation process, and legal immigration.

In memory of Barbara Jordan, I call on legislators and citizens alike to work together and repair our broken immigration system.