The program does not create an automatic path to citizenship or provide amnesty.
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We must promptly return illegal immigrants who are crossing our border.
Illegal immigration is a serious challenge, and our responsibility is clear: We are going to protect the border.
The Annex to Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by the Annex to this order.
The primary purpose of this legislation is to achieve mandatory savings.
I think it is important, and I think it is a program that, when you analyze the results, you'll say, this is—it's made a difference in the life of our country.
We remain wholly focused on the many issues and opportunities facing this country.
I look forward to working with Congress on policies to keep this economy moving.
The admission of up to 70,000 refugees to the United States during FY 2006 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
We support that the world take this report very seriously.
This is called 'catch-and-release,' and it is unacceptable.
As Secretary Chertoff told the Senate this week, our goal is to return every single illegal entrant, with no exceptions.
Peace cannot be attained by the enforcement of discriminatory road policies and by the policies of imposition and creation of facts on the ground but rather through belief in the principles of partnership, parity, and mutual respect.
The bill I sign today will provide critical resources for all these efforts.
This bill will expand our reach and effectiveness in two important ways.
We've got to stop people from coming here in the first place.
Our goal is to break the cycle of illegal border crossings, end the violence associated with human smuggling, and save lives.