to provide foreign workers for jobs that would otherwise go unfilled, our bill admits a limited number of workers.
We call it AgJobs. Here in the Senate, it is 1645. It is, in my opinion, Mr. Chairman, the lead legislation.
We need a total overhaul of our immigration policies.
The second bill is the DREAM Act, a bipartisan compromise reached by Senator Hatch and Senator Durbin.
Our legislation is a bipartisan, comprehensive proposal that addresses the complicated and difficult issues related to U.S. immigration law.
While he and I will disagree on some of the ways that we fix the problem, it is the great benefit that we have in this country that we can d...
It is time we quit doing that, we laid it on the table, and we addressed the issue.
Our bill would, very briefly, first, strengthen national security by identifying undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
It recognizes the need to identify the current work force that is here; to cause them to be documented.
Fixing the current system: our legislation reduces the existing backlog of applications for family-sponsored visas.
I believe that if we acknowledge the vital role of hardworking immigrants in our economy and create a comprehensive program, that it will be...
We must treat those who are here illegally as exactly that.
Our border is not secure. If we are going to assure the American people that we are going to win the war on terror, we have to have a secure...
It is time we all got together and sat down and came up with a common proposal and acted before we go out in the August recess, or we will n...
Congress cannot defer any longer.
We are also dealing with something else. Mr. Chairman, in certain economies, and the agricultural economy is a unique one.
We must commit to sufficient funding for our border security agencies, including the Border Patrol and our immigration enforcement agencies.
The legislation recognizes the importance of immigrant farm workers and respects and rewards their work.
