Mr. President. I was necessarily absent during the vote on final passage of S. 2611. the comprehensive immigration reform bill. because I was traveling to Colorado to attend my youngest daughters high school graduation. I want the RECORD to reflect that had I been here. I would have voted in favor of the bill. The legislation that passed the Senate will help this country to reestablish meaningful control of our borders. It will promote real law and order at ports of entry and in the interior. improving employer verification mechanisms and establishing a tough but fair path to citizenship for qualified immigrants. It rejects the idea that America can be the country we wish to be while tolerating a permanent underclass. a shadow society. within our midst. It is my hope that the most important elements of this comprehensive bill will be retained 52.
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