In my view. that is not contingent on this bill being passed. And I will go into that in some detail. In its first articulated principle about the immigration legislation. the White House PowerPoint that was shown to Senators this springand that was intriguing to those of us who have been concerned about creating a lawful system of immigrationthe PowerPoint promised "to secure U.S. borders" and "not to repeat the 1986 failure." Senator KENNEDY. at the famous press conference just about a month ago. said this: The agreement we have reached is the best possible chance we will have in years to secure our borders. Best chance in years. In this legislation. we are doubling the border patrol. we are increasing detention space. Senator McCAIN said this: This legislation will finally accomplish the extraordinary goal of security at our borders. Another Senator: I am delighted we are going to secure the border.
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