President. as we all depart in celebration of our Declaration of Independence. our secession from the British monarchy. let us. as Senators and as Americans. assess what should be accomplished to secure our independence and. most importantly. the ideals and the freedom that need to be secured. as was expressed in our Declaration of Independence. authored by Thomas Jefferson 260 years ago. The people of America are the owners of our Government. and they expect us to do certain things. I hope when we return. after the Independence Day celebration. one of the first things we will recognize is we are a nation of laws. we are a nation of immigrants. We will recognize that at Monticello. Mr. Jeffersons home where there is always an Independence Day naturalization ceremony there. which is always so inspiring. For those of us who believe we should have immigration reform. that is how people should become citizens in this countrylegally. The American people have noticed our country has. for far too long. neglected to secure our borders. The first thing we need to do. when we get back. is to find the funds for border personnel. for detention center capacity. for a fence. for sensors. We need to make sure this is Nation of laws. and a Nation of immigrants. that has been built by immigrants. and improved by immigrants.-My mother is an immigrant. so I appreciate the value and the improvements and the promise of America that have been born by so many people who have come to this country from some other land. But the American people expect us to do our job. The first responsibility of a government is security.
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