Instead of learning from our mistakes. the bill has once again been secretly negotiated. and will once again forgo the committee process. What is worse. we have been told it will be presented to us with bipartisan amendments already chosen by a select few Senators. unrepresentative of the wide variety of strongly held views in the Senate. There is a list of amendments which I believe ought to be included in this bill. amendments that I think might find support among my colleagues if given an opportunity to offer themprovisions such as one that would prevent criminal aliens from delaying and even avoiding their deportation by filing frivolous applications for a Z visa. and then appealing against those denied applications. Another amendment I would offer. if given an opportunity. would prohibit criminal aliens. including gang members and absconders. from tying up our courts with frivolous appeals from the denial of a request for a waiver of grounds for removal. The bottleneck sure to ensue without these two provisions will cause extensive delays that will only increase the costs involved with this bill and allow abuse of the system. A third amendment I would offer. if given an opportunity. would require judges to consider national security implications before issuing nationwide injunctions against immigration enforcement. an essential provision to protecting our border. something this bill claims to do. I wish to add an amendment preventing those who have committed terrorist acts or aided terrorists from asserting they are meeting the "good moral character" requirementsomething that seems so inherently obvious that I am shocked this bill. as currently written. would allow it. Last year.
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