As I say earlier in the debate this week. many of the very people that we are talking about come here because of our laws and our Constitution and our rules of law and our attempts consistently not to allow illegal processes. inappropriate processes to take over our Nation. So I say yes. we have to be realistic. we have to be compassionate. but I would say to my colleagues that it does not need to be done in this way and I have contended from the very beginning. to be done in this particular piece of legislation. I would contend that the first duty that we have to those who are here and those individuals who came here legally. and to those American citizens. is to try to put in place as much as possible a controlled system for our borders. and I recognize that we will never completely control those borders. but at least a better job. to beef up the Border Patrol. to add funds for enforcementand we have done thatto have some type of enforcement provision with regard to employer sanctions but not to send the wrong signal to the rest of the world that we are going to do all of this. to be a nation of laws but "If you have broken the laws and you are here. you are in effect home free."
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