Our hemispheric neighbors to the south face an impossible task. Even though they are making admirable progress toward bringing birth rates under control. the children already born will increase the labor pool exponentiallyfar beyond the present capabilities of their economies to create Jobs. This in turn creates the irresistible push factors leading to illegal immigration. Latin America will need to increase its Job creation by 10 times its present rate. In an atmosphere such as this. a blanket declaration of amnesty without our gaining full control over our borders will be an irresistible invitation to massive shift in migration unparalleled in world history. My amendment seeks to avoid this snowballing avalanche of illegal immigrants pouring across our borders in search of jobslegal or illegalby deferring any amnesty until after we have secured and controlled our borders. Failure to address the border security problem will make a mockery of any immigration policy. no matter how carefully we may craft our intentions. I urge your support of my amendment.
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