Mr. President. I make these remarks as a 131/2year member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Immigration Subcommittee. I also come from a State which is very large in terms of immigrants. both legal and illegal. and a State which is a dynamic economic engine for our country. I strongly believe that any comprehensive immigration bill must address three issues: a strengthening of our borders so that they are safe. effective. strong. a limited guest worker program and an overhaul of the visa system. and most importantly. I believe. the creation of a pathway to earned legalization for the large number of people. estimated at between 10 and 12 million. who live today invisibly in our Nation and who have become a critical part of the American workplace and on whom employers depend to do work Americans will simply not do. I respond to our analysis of the HagelMartinez amendment. and my remarks are in two parts.
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