Mr. President. I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of the Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999. I cosponsored identical legislation that passed the Senate during the 105th Congress but did not become law. It is my hope that the Senate will once again move quickly on this legislation so that we may properly address the concerns of the many Americans who would be adversely affected by the illtimed implementation of the automated entryexit border control system mandated by immigration legislation passed by the 104th Congress. Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. codified as Public Law 104208. required that the Attorney General develop within two years an automated entryexit control system to allow for a better estimate of the number of visa overstayers in the United States. This system would be designed to collect records of arrival and departure for all aliens in the United States. thereby theoretically enabling the Attorney General to identify lawfully admitted nonimmigrants who remain in this country beyond an authorized period. I have long been sympathetic to the concern of border communities and businesses that implementation of Section 110 by the statutory deadline of September 30. 1998. would severely disrupt trade and travel across Americas borders.
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