Bernie Sanders: Crisis at southern border is ‘serious’

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Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledged the ongoing influx of illegal immigrants crossing the United States border with Mexico as “a serious problem,” but slammed President Trump for what he says are racist solutions.

“What we need is a border policy that is humane,” Sanders said Sunday on CNN. “Among other things, [we should] expedite the asylum process that brings in a lot more legal staff and judges so that people do not have to wait.”

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