Senator MARTINEZ. Senator KENNEDY. Senator LIEBERMAN. and Senator OBAMA. who came together and have led part of the effort to make sure we address comprehensive immigration reform this year. I believe these bipartisan success stories establish the kind of civility we need to have in the Senate to be able to address the major issues that affect our country. In reality. what the Judiciary Committee proposal does is it addresses the real problem we currently are facing in our country. We are facing a reality of broken borders and lawlessness at our borders as well as the interior with regard to immigration issues. What the Judiciary Committee bill does is it takes that reality of broken borders and lawlessness and creates a system that addresses our national security by strengthening our borders. It also takes that system and reality of broken borders and lawlessness and says we can do a better job in securing our interior by enforcing our immigration laws. It also takes that system of broken borders and lawlessness and it creates a workable system of immigration that addresses both the economic and human realities of immigration in our Nation. Finally. it takes that system of broken borders and lawlessness and tackles head on the horrible injustice that occurs with human trafficking that we see in our immigration problems of today. As the Senate works to perfect and strengthen this legislation. it is my hope we will build upon the committees work. I believe if we continue in a bipartisan manner. our final work product will be a comprehensive immigration reform law that protects our borders and addresses the human and economic realities within our homeland. I believe comprehensive immigration reform legislation must be tough. must be fair. and must be practical. It must be tough. and it must be fair. and it must be practical. I believe the Judiciary Committee proposal is. in fact. tough. fair. and practical.
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