God forbid if you pass an amendment. it is going to destroy this compromise. In my judgment. part of offering amendments and getting amendments agreed to to improve this legislation should be beneficial even to those who represented a part of this compromise. I say clearly that I think immigration has. for as long as this country has existed. refreshed and nurtured this country. I support immigration through the legal means of immigration quotas each year. I also support. at this point. strong. assertive border enforcement. border security. Let me describe why we have failed so miserably. Here is a chart. When you talk about the need for border security and employer sanctions. here is a chart that shows what has happened in the last 6 or 7 years with respect to enforcement. As you see. there is a decline in the worksite enforcement to almost zero. It has gone back up a little bit.
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