It has been embraced by employers. workers. Republicans. Democrats. civil rights groups. immigration experts. immigrant groups. and more. We are all waiting to hear what the President has to say about it in his national immigration address this evening. President Bush is to be commended for his courage and leadership in advancing the immigration debate in our Nation. As a former Governor of a border State. he understands the issue and appreciates what is at stake. He knows the many contributions of immigrants to our Nation. Tonight. we need President Bush to speak in a clear. strong voice in favor of this comprehensive. bipartisan. commonsense immigration plan. Each of its three elements is necessary to fix our broken system. None will work in isolation from the others. That is the key aspect. All three steps must be implemented at the same time if we are to restore the integrity of American immigration. All of them are based upon conforming with the law. both in terms of the border and those who might be guests. The President must state unequivocally that enforcementonly approaches are a failed strategy and "enforcementfirst" may make a tidy bumper sticker slogan. but it is not a strategy for success. However. I urge the President not to distract the Nation from the urgent work of immigration reform. I know we will hear tonight from the President about the possibilities of deployment of the National Guard along the border. All are very much aware that our National Guard is stretched. and stretched thin. that our National Guard has important responsibilities in Western States to manage fires.
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