Then we say to some of the most vulnerable individuals here. we recognize the challenges you are facing. The proposal we are going to offer is a downpayment on a day where we might be able to come to a more comprehensive approach. which will be clearly in the interests of the Nation and in the interests of those who have come here and hopefully are looking forward to being a part of the American dreampay their fines. pay their dues but be a part of the American dream. I also mention I was somewhat troubled by the provisions of the Graham amendment. which effectively will say. for those who have overstayed their visaand we know that is about 46 percent of all the undocumented. You cant deal with the problem of the undocumented here in the United States and just close the border because almost half of those who are undocumented here come from overstays. So lets not confuse the American people and beat our chests and say we have taken a strong security position by dealing with the border and not dealing with the undocumented. We have 12.5 million undocumented here. We simply do not have enough detention centers in which to detain them. We want to deal with the terrorists.
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