As Governor Napolitano of Arizona said. "You show me a 50foot wall and Ill show you a 51foot ladder at the border. Thats the way the border works." Apprehending individuals illegally crossing the border only partially solves the problem. First. half of the undocumented immigrants in this country came here legally and then overstayed their visas. A fence will not solve that problem. Second. the reason so many try to enter this country is the search for jobs. We must work to cut off the supply of jobs by making it too costly for employers to hire the undocumented. There are laws on the books that do this. but these laws have rarely been enforced by this administration. Furthermore. no immigration law that we pass will be effective if we do 52. Pt. 16 21491 not negotiate and sign bilateral agreements with other countries on numerous issues including taking back aliens removed from the United States. document forgery. smuggling. human trafficking. and gang membership. Immigration Is one of the most important issues Congress has to address. But we did address it in March. It was thorough and thoughtful yet tough. and it is the conference report for that bill that we should be passing tonight. instead of this ineffective enforcement bill.
Keywords matched
undocumented Immigration immigration immigrants visas