Mr. Chair. this is one of those moments where you realize that an amendment is put forth not to deal with an issue but. rather. to put it on the floor so you can discuss it. First of all. this is not the place to discuss immigration policy. And I can tell you that we would both agree that our immigration policy. our program. is broken and it has to be fixed. Here is the problem. one that I have been arguing for years. and a lot of other people have been doing the same thing for years and lately. and that is that law enforcement officials. for the most part. will tell you that. regardless of whether we deal with the immigration issue or not. they need to speak to the local people and get information so they can do their job. If they are seen as agents of the immigration department. if you will. the people wont speak to them who are here undocumented. They wont speak to them. So they are faced with a very difficult situation. They are saying: You guys and ladies are supposed to handle immigration reform. Do it. Take care of it.
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