detention centers or separating them from their mothers. What we need is Trump to sit down with members of Congress and work on a rational program which deals with this serious issue." - Meaning and context.">
Answering to Jake Tapper on if he is in favor of abolishing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Mirkinson, Jack (26 June 2018), Not Good Enough, Bernie Sanders, work: Splinter News, retrieved: 27 June 2018

I think that what we need is to create policies which deal with immigration in a rational way. And a rational way is not locking children up in detention centers or separating them from their mothers. What we need is Trump to sit down with members of Congress and work on a rational program which deals with this serious issue.

— Bernie Sanders

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I think that what we need is to create policies which deal with immigration in a rational way. And a rational way is not locking children up in detention centers or separating them from their mothers. What we need is Trump to sit down with members of Congress and work on a rational program which deals with this serious issue." in the context of "Answering to Jake Tapper on if he is in favor of abolishing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Mirkinson, Jack (26 June 2018), Not Good Enough, Bernie Sanders, work: Splinter News, retrieved: 27 June 2018" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Bernie Sanders

Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007. The U.S. Representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007, he is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history and a member of the Democratic caucus. Sanders ran unsuccessfully for the 2016 and 2020 Democratic nomination for president.