December 31. 2005. was the deadline for the exit system implementation at all ports of entryland. air. and sea. Failure to complete this system. I am sad to say. is an indication of a lack of seriousness about immigration reform by the executive branch. and it is an affront to Congress and to the rule of law. Until its completion. Congress cannot move forward responsibly on a myriad of other immigrationrelated issues. such as expanding a temporary worker program to meet domestic labor needs that may be critical. How can you have a strong entry and exit system when you cant even know whether somebody leaves the country when they promised to leave or they exceeded their time limit? This is not impossible to do.
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