Lets allow the legislative process to work. Lets make this not about politics. but about enacting good policy. My motion to recommit will also ensure that we enact the recommendations laid out by the 9/11 Commission and increase the number of detention beds and Immigration agents. Mr. Speaker. the American people want action. they do not want more talk. They do not want more excuses. they certainly do not want more debate. They want solutions. and that is why they sent us here. At the end of the day. if these bills pass. what have those who support them really done to address the issue of our broken immigration system? They have done nothing. Because. as former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge wrote just last week. he said. "Trying to gain operational control of the borders is impossible unless our enhanced enforcement efforts are coupled with a robust temporary guest worker program and a means to entice those now working illegally out of the shadows into some type of legal status." Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said. "It is impossible." Mr. Speaker. impossible. For the sake of our national security. for the sake of millions of families adversely affected by our immigration laws. for the sake of our economy. lets work together to make comprehensive immigration reform a reality. Lets name the conferees and allow them the time to work it out. Lets ensure that the important recommendations of the 9/11 Commission are fulfilled. because each day that goes by with silence and inaction on this issue means the potential for another dead body turning up in the desert. another child separated from her parents. another worker exploited. another dream denied.
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