I believe that this bill. and more importantly. our Nations security. will be worse off for this objection to making commonsense improvements to this bill. I have struggled and debated over how I should vote on this bill. I truly believe that we must have comprehensive immigration reform and will continue to dedicate myself to achieving a thorough response to our Nations struggles with illegal immigration. However. since I am forced to choose between nothing and a fraction of the border security that our country needs. I must support providing some form of border security. As a Senator from a border State. I recognize that we are facing a crisis in our border region and infrastructure improvements to our border security are desperately needed. If Congress thinks that it can continue this piecemeal approach to border security and achieve any real results for our national security. it is sadly mistaken. Mr. President. I hope that we can return in either a lameduck session or in the 110th Congress to not only correct the problems in the bill before us but also make a serious effort at comprehensively reforming our Nations immigration system.
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