The committee did. in fact. Alit the bill. It divided the bill into chose sections dealing with the treatment of persons who are in the United States illegally from those provisions that cover legal immigration. I support this split because I believe that the problem of illegal immigration is substantially different from the issues raised by our legal immigration policy. And. therefore. these two issues. in my opinion. should be treated separately. They are distinct. I intend later on to say more about this important issue. Mr. President. in considering the illegal immigration bill. I voted for tough penalties for those who violate our immigration laws. and I voted to expedite the deportation of those violators. I am also proud to say that I sponsored an amendment to block the imposition of unreasonable time limits on persons seeking asylum from repressive and often lifethreatening foreign regimes. Our amendment sought to restore the status quo. Today. immigration authorit.es cannot enter farm property without a search warrant. The bill before the committee would have changed that and would have allowed them to enter propertyto enter a farmwithout that search warrant. I sponsored an amendment to make sure they did not get that evasive new power.
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