It seems to me. since we have 62 Members supporting the CraigKennedy bill. which is the AgJOBS bill. that at minimum we ought to be allowed to offer an amendment. which I know Senator CRAIG wants to do. to deal with this terrific problem. We must do more than one thing at a time. To those people who say we will take care of the fence. and then after it is built we will figure out how we can take care of the rest of the immigration problem. I say that is a recipe for economic disaster. at least in the agricultural community. I want to read to you a letter that I received from an organization that represents 1.100 organizations. the United Fresh Produce Association. The headline says: "Farmers to Congress: Support a Safe and Secure American Food Supply. Pass an Immigration Fix Before the Election of 2006." It goes on to say that we have a horrible problem in our agricultural industry. Here is what they say: American laborintensive agriculture has proactively sought a solution to its labor and immigration challenges since the early 1990s. Unfortunately. Congress has failed to act.
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