I would say. even more than most of the issues we consider here because it is a matter of national security. It is a matter of maintaining the confidence of the American people because. frankly. the American people believe we let them down in 1986. They believe the Senate is not serious about border security. is not serious about workplace enforcement. and the only way we are going to be able to demonstrate that we are serious is to have a full and fair debate. to allow amendments and votes on those amendments on the floor. So far. all we have been met with is obstructionism because we have been denied the opportunity to have an upordown vote on essential amendments that are necessary to improve this bill. I know we will have a vote tomorrow morning. Unless there is some goodfaith attempt to reach some accommodation to allow Senators to offer those amendments that would improve the bill in the respects I have pointed out. then I expect that we will have a long weekend. and perhaps beyond. so there will be an opportunity for us to have the kind of debate that is reflective of the worlds greatest deliberative body and which discharges the responsibility we have to protect the American people. to secure our borders. to make sure we are absolutely serious about enforcing our laws. while at the same time we enact comprehensive border security and immigration reform. I yield the floor.
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