I have a lot of respect for my friend. I know what he is attempting to do in order to deal with some of these other issues. and we have attempted to address that. But the fact remains his amendment undermines the basic core of thisrecognizing that people here are undocumented. and the ones who are undocumented. by and large. have these false papers. That is a part of the reality. The question is: Are we going to say to those individuals: Look. you came here and are undocumented. You are going to pay a fine. and you are going to have to demonstrate that you are going to work. and you are going. to show that you are going to be a good citizen. And in 8 years. after all the other people who have been waiting in line. after all of that period. when you are able to pay the fine. demonstrate that you have worked all that time. and have been a good citizen trying to make a difference in terms of going into the country. that then you will be able to at least startstarton the potential road to citizenship.
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Undocumented immigrants have false papers.