President. let me express my appreciation to the Senator from Arizona. the senior Senator. the Senator from South Carolina. for working with Senator KYL and myself on this amendment. This whole subject is complicated and has so many different moving parts. What I mean by "subject." I mean comprehensive immigration reform. Sometimes I think people start with a deep skepticism about what other Senators are actually trying to do. I hope as this amendment is accepted when we vote tomorrow. showing the alliance that has been created around this amendment. that our colleagues understand. even though there may be some who disagree with some aspects of the bill in the Senate. we are deeply committed to comprehensive immigration reform. We understand it is important we have border security. interior enforcement. worksite enforcement. a temporary worker program. and that we deal in a humane and compassionate fashion with the 12 million people who now live in our country in violation of our immigration laws. Certainly. there are improvements that can be made to this underlying bill. This amendment is designed to do exactly that.
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