Over the next 5 weeks. we are going to tackle each of these items. I call upon my colleagues on both sides to work together to get this done for the sake of our fellow citizens who have sent us here to work for them. to represent them. Unfortunately. before the Easter recess. obstruction from the other side got in the way of comprehensive border security and immigration reform. But as I have announced over the last couple of days. I intend to bring this issue back and to continue driving forward on this important issue to the American people. We need real border security. That includes a fence along certain parts of the border. surveillance along other parts of the border. But we have to get this border under control. We took very positive steps last year in increasing the number of border agents and the number of detention facilities. and both are very important in this supplemental bill over the next several days. We will once again address border security. We also need employer enforcement in a system that addresses the fact that we have 12 million to 20 million individuals who right now are kept in the shadows. Building on last years efforts. spearheaded by the Senate. I will support an effort to put funds into the supplemental bill to make our next downpayment on securing the border. Hiring more Border Patrol agents and giving them the tools they need to get the job done doesnt need to wait until we finish the overall immigration bill. We can take important steps now and indeed we will. It is part of the challenge. the action. and the solutions the American people want. they want serious reform.
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