Speech #1090122354

I think the Judiciary Committee found that common ground. Second. the bill addresses the key issues we should be addressing in the Senate today. It addresses border security. which is critically important to us. that we deal with trying to strengthen our homeland defenses and our national security. It addresses the issue of enforcement of immigration laws in our country. It also addresses the economic and human realities of undocumented workers that we have in America today. It is a good bill from that perspective. It is a law and order bill. For those on the other side who say this is amnesty. I reject that labeling. It has penalties and registration that go along with the requirement for those people who are undocumented and working in the United States. Finally. no matter how this cloture vote goesand I intend to vote for cloture because it is a good bill. and I urge my colleagues to vote for cloturewe need to continue to work on this issue because it is so important to the future of America. We have a reality in our country today: where we have broken borders and lawlessness. we need to restore some order and regularity to our immigration system. This issue is too important for us to simply walk away. I hope we will continue to work through this issue and come up with the kind of wisdom that Solomon would bring to a very important national issue. so we can get some kind of resolution that addresses the concerns of all of those who are so affected by our immigration laws. I yield the floor.