We have 810 million people living in this country that we have absolutely no information on. This is a national security issue. In a post September 11th world. we must comprehensively address immigration and border security. When Congress last addressed immigration reform it was in the late 1980s and they did not do it togetherthat was a mistake and this Congress is going down that same wrong path. Border security and immigration enforcement are very serious issues which deserve solemn debate and discussion in Congress. They are not getting them with this controversial political ploy. Heres a real solution: provide a virtual fence to substantially improve border security and immigration enforcement. as the ReyesThompson substitute proposes. Their motion includes provisions to provide the technology. personnel. and equipment needed to monitor and secure every mile of the border 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. I urge the members to vote "no" on the border fence. and to support the ReyesThompson substitute.
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