MARTINEZ. OBAMA and DEWINE for their shared commitment to this issue. in working to ensure this bill moves successfully intact through the legislative process. Throughout this debate we were reminded that immigration is a national security issue. and it is. It is also a matter of life and death for many living along the border. We have hundreds of people flowing across our borders every day. coming here only in search of better lives for themselves and their families. They come to fill the vacant jobs at businesses and farms that struggle with real labor shortages that impact our economy negatively. This Nation is calling for our borders to be secure. for an overhaul of our immigration system. and that it be done in a humane and comprehensive fashion. Vote after vote after vote taken in this body reaffirms that fact. The new policies as provided for in this legislation will increase border security and provide for a new temporary worker program to enable foreign workers to work legally in this country when there are jobs that Americans will not fill. and will acknowledge and address in a humanitarian and compassionate way the current undocumented population. As many have noted. there are over 11 million people in America today who came here illegally. They live in our cities and towns and rural communities.
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