These are some of the new enforcement tools that our bill provides. These steps alone are not enough. Therefore. the second step in our bill acknowledges that the 11 million undocumented immigrants who are already here are not going away. But they also have something to offer to our communities and to our country. Common sense says we cannot and should not embark on a massive deportation program. That would disrupt communities and businesses and it would uproot families. What are you going to do when there are children who are citizens? Are we going to deport their parents because they are undocumented? There is a whole host of families like that. That would disrupt families. And cost money. Of course. the best estimate is some $240 billion. requiring a caravan of buses stretching from Alaska all the way through California. Instead. we should recognize the desire of these immigrants to contribute to America. Our bill provides a means for them to earn the privilege of American citizenship. It is not amnesty.
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