The reconciliation of these two bills is going to be extraordinarily difficult to achieve. and it remains uncertain whether any bill can be enacted into law in this current congressional session. Any legislation approved by Congress. I think. has to take into consideration the reality of todays immigration world in America. It is very different from the 1990s. it is very different from the 1980s. and it is very different from the 1970s. There are very strongly held views on both sides. Most. though. of what is attempted by Federal agencies responsible for the administration of immigration services today and responsible for the protection of our borders has more often than not failed. and we have to deal with that failure. Employer sanctions. which are the seed of current immigration laws. have failed. Border control is spotty at best. Naturalization takes years. Detention facilities are inadequate. And despite our attempts to gain operational control of our border and to secure the interior of the United States so that everyone plays by the rules. the Government has essentially failed. We now have 10 million to 12 million undocumented people living in the United States. They have come here illegally. They live furtively.
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