Saxby Chambliss on Immigration

Our current immigration system is broken and needs reform.  Any reform
Congress enacts must meet our national security needs and our economic
interests; it must also manage the number of people we admit into the
U.S. to ensure American workers and families are not negatively impacted
by our immigration system. 

The recently announced bipartisan agreement on immigration reform is a
step in the right direction toward reaching a final and comprehensive
immigration bill. This legislation is a significant improvement over
last year's bill, which I opposed, but this is not a perfect bill. For
me to support any final bill, it must contain the following principles
that are important to Georgians: 

  Strong border security before any new immigration programs go into
effect in order to prevent future illegal immigration 

  An employer verification system that can provide employers certainty
with respect to the status of potential employees 

  A meaningful temporary worker program that is truly temporary and does
not provide a pathway to citizenship while allowing employers to fill
jobs for which insufficient numbers of American can be found, such as
agricultural jobs 

  No amnesty 

 Our nation's immigration problem has been in the making for many years
and there is no easy fix. I have chosen to be proactive and engaged
during the negotiations because my involvement is the right thing for
Georgia and the right thing for America 's future. As the debate
progresses, I will continue the fight to ensure that our nation is
secure and our economy continues to thrive. 

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