On the recordMay 15, 2006
We passed an amnesty and made a promise in the future that we would have enforcement, and it never came.
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transcripts.cnn.comWe passed an amnesty and made a promise in the future that we would have enforcement, and it never came.
Senator Sessions reflects on past immigration reform failures and the importance of enforcement.
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I think there's a bipartisan opportunity to join together and say, once and for all, we believe we should have a lawful system of immigration.
If you cross the border unlawfully, even a first offense, then we're going to prosecute you.
Hopefully, people will get the message and come through the border, at the port of entry, and not break across the border unlawfully.