This can be done by allowing those who have come here illegally a second chance to depart and then reenter the country legally. This is the model that was contained in legislation that Senator JOHN KYL and I introduced well over a year ago. We did so after holding about half dozen hearings on the broken immigration system and ways to fix it. Both of us. like all of our colleagues. but particularly Senators from border States. are earnestly interested in trying to find a way to fix it. But I recognizeand I believe Senator KYL does as wellthat there needs to be flexibility built into any proposal. We recognize there will probably have to be humanitarian exceptions for the elderly or third country processing for those who have no country to return to. Senator KYL and I are working on proposals to make these concepts work as part of a comprehensive bill. But then for the 12 million illegal aliens in this country. I am confident for their personal situations we would all agree that some special consideration is warranted. No one can test that. But when creating a Federal policy that will impact tens of millions of people in the years to come. there has to be agreement and consensus on a general rule. That is why I disagree with the Judiciary Committee product. The general rule under their proposal is that illegal aliens will be rewarded with a special pass to citizenship and that person will be allowed to break in line ahead of those who have attempted to come to this country legally and are patiently waiting outside the country for their chance. As you can tell. it is no secret that I oppose the committee product. I oppose it because I think it is bad policy and will reward illegal behavior. I believe it is a proposal built on an assumption that our immigration laws cannot be enforced. That is something I will never agree with because that is simply to give up and to admit defeat. But. most importantly.
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