Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, recently pledged to spend $1 trillion to fight the “crisis of unemployment.” Speaking at a Democratic Party presidential forum on social issues, Sanders said, “You want a radical idea? Maybe if we invest in education and jobs rather than jails and incarceration.” He continued, “We are talking about addressing the crisis of youth unemployment and unemployment in general.” “It is more important for our kids to have jobs and an education than to be hanging out on street corners,” Sanders declared.
Bernie Sanders was once a fierce opponent of amnesty, opposing the “comprehensive” immigration reform attempts in 2006 and 2007 because legalization would take away jobs from Americans. Yet, in 2013 he sold out when the Gang of Eight included a $1.5 trillion slush fund for youth jobs and fully embraced amnesty. Unable to reconcile the contradiction between mass amnesty and protecting America’s poor, Sanders is now acting like they are unconnected, separate issues.