It does it by the passage of the AgJOBS Act which is supported by more than 800 organizations. farmers. ranchers. and the agricultural community throughout our great Nation. It addresses the economic needs of America by moving forward with a new temporary worker program that will address the needs of America today in terms of jobs that other people do not want. And finally. it sets forth a realistic solution for Americas undocumented workforce. and it is a far cry from what those who are on the other side of this issue will saythat it is amnesty. It is not. When we are having the people pay the kinds of penalties we have in the bill. when we have them go to the back of the line. when we put them through an 8year purgatory. when we put them through that probationary period of time. what we are saying to them is: You have broken the law. you are going to pay significantly to get back into the line relative to the possibility of having a green card which will not come until 8 to 13 years from now. So I think we have struck the right balance here. and I would urge my colleagues to move forward and to give us a "yes" vote on the motion to proceed to debate this fundamental issue of national security. Finally. I would say that the moral issues which are at stake. which are at the foundation of this debate on immigration. are moral issues we cannot escape from. This Senate has to have the courage to stand up and say we are going to address those issues now.
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