There are some things that we could do to achieve what the American people want. I suggest that if we can come up with a credible enforcement mechanismand we canthen we need to enact it. Then we can begin to talk about the future flow in immigration levels. I dont think most people knowI am not sure most Senators have fully understoodthis bill over the next 20 years will double the number of people given green cards. legal permanent residence in America. It will double the current numbers. It has only a 13percent reduction in the 500.000 or so who come illegally every year. Remember. it was last year when we arrested 1 million people coming into our country illegally. What kind of system is this when our Border Patrol agents are out there working their hearts out and risking their lives to arrest a million people and we want to give immigration benefits for those that snuck past our agents? That type of immigration system does not work. The way to make it work is for this Nation to state with crystal clarity that our border is not open anymore. Dont bother to try to illegally cross our border.
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