I might add. And. of course. I should remind everyone in the body that we can already detain criminals or anyone that commits a criminal act. whether they are an immigrant or a citizen. but the problem is that only the Federal Government can deport anyone. So anybody committing a crime is subject to being detained. This bill isnt about immigration reform. It is further evidence of a failure of leadership for us to have this body connect with the other body to get a conference going. The gentleman from California offered to make a phone call. I would offer to bring the news of the passage of the immigration bill in the House to the majority leader of the Senate myself. I will deliver it if that would help them get the news that there ought to be a conference. I think that patently it is obvious that they know about this. and somewhere in the Republican leadership there is a huge desire not to have a conference.
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