They make you wonder how serious we are about creating a lawful system in the future. for example. The enforcement trigger that has the requirements that must be met before the new temporary worker program begins does not require the exit portion of the USVISIT system. that is the biometric border checkin. checkout system first required by the Congress In 1996. be working. That is a cause for concern because it is already well past the year 2005. when this bill required that the U.S. visa exit system be in effect. In other words. in 1996. we said: OK. we are passing a law. and we are going to have an exitentry visa system at the border that will clock you in when you come in with a biometric card. and it will clock you out when you go out. just as you do when you are working at a job. Just like a lot of employment agencies and businesses have those kind of things. OK? It was due to be completed in 2005. Without the U.S. visa exit portion. the United States has no method to ensure that the workers or their visiting families. who are allowed under certain circumstances to visit them. do not overstay their visas. Senator BINGAMAN has been talking about his concern over the temporary worker program. Let me ask this: How do we know they are going to go home when their time is expired if the exit portion of the USVISIT system is not up and working? We dont know. It is a fundamental loophole of monumental proportions. and I am surprised it is not in there. Once again. it suggests those promoting this legislation may not be serious about creating an immigration system that works. They may like a system that allows virtually anyone determined to come here to come here. There is another matter I wanted to mention in the trigger requirement.
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