A lot of these families on the west coast have to travel to Texas. or have to travel to the east coast. and the Navy wants to see this facility built. I will be speaking about that. Unfortunately. we could not come to an agreement on the immigration legislation that I thought was well thought out. The McCainKennedy bill that took a look at the whole immigration issue said: Yes. we must strengthen the border. We have to stop illegal immigration at the border. but we also must deal with the hardworking people who have been here and bring them out of the shadows. not put them in front of the line. put them in back of the line. put them on a path to legality. That bill was not forthcoming from this body. Then Senator MARTINEZ and Senator HAGEL offered another compromise which I thought was not as good as the original one because I think it will be a bureaucratic nightmare to administer. but at least it is a compromise between those who want to strengthen the border and those who want to give people a path to legality.
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