The 9/11 commission just issued a report card that gave Congress and the White House grades of D or F on the implementation of 17 of the Commissions recommendations. This legislation would do little to prevent wouldbe terrorists from entering our country. Democrats are for the rule of law. we want to get border security right. But this bill is not about solving problems. It is all about harsh. punitive measures that will not work. This Republican Congress has simply failed to provide the resources that our Federal law enforcement agencies need to get the job done. And. we certainly do not have the detention space necessary to keep all the undocumented migrants we detainmuch less the millions of people that this bill would force us to incarcerate. So. after allowing this situation to become a crisis. Republicans today offer a purely political proposal that promises a quickfix. a magic bullet: Make them all criminalsthe workers. their neighbors. and their employers.
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