That. of course. is a much longer border and a challenge which has not really been thought through. The northern border study is part of the bill. along with this new 700mile wall. or fence. being discussed. Earlier this year. the Senate spent the better part of 3 months debating immigration. The process began in the Judiciary Committee. on which I serve. in early May. We had a series of substantive debates in which we considered dozens of amendments. including several maritime committee meetings on very contentious issues. At the end of the process. we approved a tough. comprehensive bill with a strong bipartisan vote. There was a similar process on the floor of the Senate. We debated the immigration bill for 1 month. We had over 30 rollcall votes on amendments. It is rare for Congress to devote that much time and energy to one bill.
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