The very word “comprehensive” in comprehensive immigration reform is a clue that you are being had.
The very truth of the matter is that the government isn’t willing to enforce the law, so any law whether comprehensive or not will be irrelevant.
I will not believe in the good intentions of any lawmaker on this subject until I see the borders secured and current law enforced. Secure the borders, enforce the law, and then if in doing that we see some problems or anomalies that must be corrected, then fine, we’ll talk about it. But if you’re not willing to secure the border, as a minimum, why am I going to believe you about anything else?
I understand there have been mixed reactions to the bipartisan bill that is being considered in the Senate and that there are very strong feelings about this issue. I believe that while this bill is not perfect, it is a good compromise. The current immigration system is not working - our borders are broken, our national security is compromised, and there is no feasible way to identify and deal with the 10 to 12 million undocumented people now living in the United States.
I have served on the Immigration Subcommittee for over a decade, and while there have been many partial attempts to address immigration issues, this is the first comprehensive bill that has a chance to fix and reform the entire system.
Dianne Feinstein
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