Mr. President. I spoke yesterday about the American peoples need for a win on immigrationnot the Republicans. not the Democrats. Today we have another chance to give them that win if we vote for cloture and move forward on legislation that will protect our borders and fix our badly broken immigration system. All of us. Democrats and Republicanswe all need the courage to do what is required of us now. It is time to move forward on tough and smart immigration reform. The amendment before us does what we need of an immigration bill. An immigration bill will secure our borders. crack down on employers who break the law. and allow us to find who is living here by giving 12 million undocumented workers a reason to come out of the darkness. out of the shadows. pay a fine. undergo a background check. stay out of trouble. have a job. pay the penalties. and become legal when their number is called. even though it is many years from now. Americans have demonstrated literally in the streets for a bill like this. They have spoken. It is up to the majority to answer their call. If tough. comprehensive immigration reform fails to move forward. it will be the Republicans burden to bear. Virtually all Democrats supported the Specter bill that came before the Senate. Virtually all Democrats support the Martinez substitute. So the majority must explain to the American people why they are permitting a filibuster of immigration legislation. a filibuster by amendment. On such an important national security issue. this is no place for stonewalling and obstruction. Yet that is where we are. We are ready today to fix our broken immigration system and give Americans the real security they deserve. They are looking for a win. They deserve a win.
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