I believe that America is at its best when we welcome people from other countries. other cultures and possessing diverse skill sets. I believe that. in fact. this strengthens our country. I need only to go back a couple of generations to see this in my family. who immigrated to this amazing country from Ireland and Eastem Europe. But my ancestors came legally and that is the question. in part. before us today. We have lost control of both our northern and southern borders. our maritime border is porous and anyone with the most innocent or worst of intentions can walk or drive into the United States and assimilate into our communities. This illegal immigration must be stopped. Securing our border is the proper first step. This Act authorizes a thousand new border patrol agents and properly equips them with modem technology. More needs to be done to properly secure our ports of entry along our east and west coasts and our northern and southern borders. For the many agencies involved this is a large but very important task. Employers are provided better means to information. allowing them to determine whether or not the potential hire is properly documented. This Act also places some responsibility on employers to make such a determination. We must revise our current laws to allow legal and secure immigration. I am disappointed that this bill doesnt include a sensible. nonamnesty guestworker provision. We have the opportunity to take the lead on this aspect of immigration policy and it would be a mistake to ignore it. A good guestworker statute recognizes that folks from around the world and yes. from Mexico. desire to work in the United States to earn good wages to help their families. and these workers add to the value of our country and its economy. A guestworker statute should ensure that the guestworker is not a criminal. is not associated with a terrorist organization. is healthy and has an employersponsor.
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