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Immigration Issues Part 3 |
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Friday, 29 June 2007 |
From Saxby Chambliss Office
Illegal immigration is a problem in this country that must be solved. I
became involved with the immigration reform bill because it was clear to
me that this issue touches the lives of Georgians on a daily basis.
Moreover, I believe the people of Georgia elected me to represent them
and to work constructively to meet the difficult challenges facing our
nation.
From the early development of this legislation, I fought for the
inclusion of a border security first provision. I felt strongly that
this issue should go to the floor of the Senate for a free and open
debate with all Senators having the opportunity to offer amendments and
have them voted on. That has not happened. For that reason and because
certain amendments have been adopted that make the bill unacceptable, I
cannot support the bill in its current form.
Due to the tremendous response from Georgians, I am now convinced that
many people do not believe our government will enforce the border
security provisions in the legislation. Therefore, Senator Isakson and I
communicated to President Bush that Congress must pass, and he should
sign, a supplemental appropriations bill to fully fund the necessary
expenditures to secure our borders.
I will continue to approach this issue by tackling border security first
and separately from any other immigration measure and I will oppose
comprehensive reform unless and until that is done. That is why I voted
against cloture twice on the immigration bill.
This is the most important domestic issue facing our nation today. The
Senate should not limit the traditional amendment process or the custom
of unlimited debate. We should take as much time as necessary to openly
and thoroughly debate the bill.
Immigration reform is a process and we are nowhere near the finish line.
The President and Congress must work together to secure the border
first. Once this is done , we can work to resolve the collateral issues.
I believe we can get there, but we are not there yet.
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