We know there are document mills. there are criminal organizations that will generate a passport. a Social Security card. a drivers licenseyou name it. Some of the quality of their work is very high. and it easily passes for a valid document. But we do not have that tamperproof document in this bill. and I hope in the conference committee we will agree among ourselves that is an essential part of this comprehensive immigration reform. What I am getting is. if someone used a fraudulent document to apply for the benefits under this bill. and they are denied the benefits under this legalization program. that information ought to be shared with the FBI and with. potentially. the CIA in cases where their jurisdiction is invoked. This has the opportunity not only to lead our law enforcement personnel to shut down these fraudulent document mills. but also potentially to crack criminal syndicates engaged not only in generating false documents but trafficking in persons. in drugs. in guns. and even potentially terrorist organizations. It is absolutely critical we have the Department of Homeland Security able to share that kind of information with the CIA and the FBI. It is important we bring down those stovepipes that prevented the information sharing that might have prevented September 11. I am not suggesting a goodfaith mistake in an application for the benefits under this bill would result in deportation. To the contrary. I am glad to hear the Senator from Massachusetts say. if you lie. you lose. you get deported. I believe we need to have a commonsense availability of this informationnot on a widespread basis. we are not going to publish it on the Internet. But law enforcement ought to be able to share in some of this information on a casebycase basis in a way designed not only to root out and prevent crime and punish crimes that already have been committed but potentially protect America against future terrorist attacks.
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