Thousands of people gathered today in New Mexico to “feel the bern.” Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders made a visit to the small community of Vado and touched on many issues facing the borderland region.



The Bernie Sanders rally was held at Vado Elementary School, a town just west of El Paso. People started lining up for the event before 7:00 a.m. Fans of all ages were in attendance. Sanders hit on a variety of topics today including immigration reform, education and healthcare. Sanders says he chose the community of Vado because he too comes from a rural area. Here’s what sanders had to say about helping rural areas like vado.



“We have a trillion dollar proposal to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure, and that means bring water, clean water to people who don’t have it, build- rebuild our crumbling roads and our bridges and our waste water plants, and when we do that by the way we create 13 million good paying jobs,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.



Sanders addressed immigration reform saying he wants to stop deportations of families. He also says the raising the minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour, does not equate to the loss of jobs, instead he says it’s leveling the playing field for everyone. Sen.Sanders is set to continue his campaign in San Diego tonight.

