At this point. we have 14 amendments that are pending and that we will vote on. Some of them we hope to begin voting on tomorrow morning and work our way through some of the more difficult amendments in the afternoon. Let me also say at this point that as the President of the United States has spoken out around the country on the issue of immigration reform. he has taken a lot of heat for his position. A lot of people. both Democrats and Republicans. have taken a lot of heat on what we are trying to do with immigration reform. I think it is a responsibility of the Members of the Senate. the Members of the House of Representatives. and the President to do what is right for the country. There are some who. frankly. will argue that we ought not to do anything. that the answer to dealing with immigration reform is simply to not do anything for a year. 2. 3 or 4 years and to do what they call an enforcementonly approach. We know. from a realistic point of view. that will not work. we will not be able to secure our borders or to enforce our laws within our country. and we would not be able to deal with the reality of the 12 million undocumented workers who toil in America today. So the comprehensive. bipartisan approach we have brought forward for consideration by the Senate is our best attempt at coming up with something that makes sense for comprehensive immigration legal reform in our country. I appreciate Senator KYL and his leadership. the leadership of many on the Republican side of the aisle as well as those on the Democratic side. who have said we are going to get the solution. For those who say there is no solution to this issue or that we can wait 4 years to resolve it. they are wrong. We have it within our capacity and within the courage of the Members of this Chamber to get to a good conclusion on immigration for the United States. I yield the floor for my friend from Arizona.
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