I rise to join the Senator from Florida in the offering of this amendment and to commend him for initiating its introduction at this time. Mr. President. for years. immigration to the United States has been out of control. Millions of aliens have crossed our borders in violation of our immigration laws. and we have made no serious effort to stop the illegal flow. This neverending flow of people is beginning to cause serious social and economic problems for our country. and it is urgent that we take strong action to address this problem. For a long time. we have been aware that it is well known around the world that the United States is not serious about protecting its borders. This general knowledge has encouraged many people to come here illegally. knowing the odds favor their not being caught and deported. Until a strong message is sent out assuring that we will enforce our immigration laws. and that those who are apprehended entering the country illegally will be immediately returned. we will not make much progress in solving our problem of largescale. illegal immigration. The immigration control and reform legislation. which the Senate has twice passed. will give INS the tools it needs to bring immigration under control. This bill would assure that those who enter the United States illegally will be swiftly returned to their home countries. However. there is one aspect of illegal immigration problems upon which this legislation will have little affect. In cases where a foreign government has pursued a policy of forcing out undesirable citizens. we have been. historically. able to do very little to return them to their home countries. This is especially true if that foreign country has a government with which we do not have good relations.
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Generalization that illegal immigrants are causing social and economic problems and that they are not being caught and deported.