We must not demonize anybody. First. we must secure the borders which the American people expect us to secure. I come from a great State. the State of Georgia. a State that is a major agricultural producer in this country. a State where there are many migrant laborers. I am well aware of what the green industry. the agricultural industry and the construction industry workforce. is made up of. We owe it to those industries to see to it that we have a legal path to come to this country and to work and appreciate America. that no longer will there be smuggling of illegal aliens across our border. but instead we have as a country a legal path for people to come and an illegal door that is shut because we have stopped turning and looking the other way. I look forward to this debate. I appreciate the promise of this country. because were it not for our legal immigration process I would not be here today. But I will fight as hard as I can to see to it that whatever passes this Senate requires first and foremost the securing of our borders before the extension to guest workers or any status be granted. If we do not. we will have recreated the problem we created in 1967. We will deal not with just 3 million illegals coming but millions and millions and millions more. all because we looked the other way at a time when we needed to focus like a laser beam. The people of this country are looking to us to secure our borders for the homeland and for immigration. We must secure them first before we do anything else. A comprehensive bill is possible. and I have no problem with addressing comprehensive reform.
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