It seems as if we have a former attorneys general convention right here on the floor of the Senate. all of us engaged in law enforcement actions most of our professional lives. To answer the Senators question. I am simply at a loss to understand why. on the single most important domestic issue facing our country todayour broken borders and our immigration system. This is designed to fail because of these barriers of information sharing that have been erected and because of the confidentiality provisions that have been slapped on affidavits and other evidence of fraud that might help us root out and investigate wrongdoers and bring them to justice. I think this is the main reason people are so profoundly skeptical of what we are doing today. I dont think any of us should be under any illusion that if we erect this nice. pretty superstructure that we talk about. that the elements of the bill that are meritoriousthings such as triggers. things such as enhanced border security. effective worksite verificationif we undermine it. if we simply cut the legs out from under the ability of law enforcement officials to enforce this law in a way that will see it collapse again. like the 1986 amnesty bill did. and we dont learn from that hard experience and improve this bill and eliminate those errors and those flaws. I think we will have failed the essential purpose for which we were sent hereto represent the American people. to see that the laws are respected. to see that law and order are reestablished. I really do believe the reason people are so upset about this issue is because they see rampant lawlessness and disregard for the law in our immigration system. They recognize that in a post9/11 world that our broken borders can allow economic migrants to come across. We all understand why people want to come to America. It is the same reason they always have: they want a better life.
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