If we pass this amendment what you are saying is let people come in with illegal documents with just plain political persecution, and set them lose. They just continue. You are just going to compound this problem. You do not have to the facilities to hold them in, nor the facilities to have hearings. You will be gutting this bill. It absolutely flies in the face of what we are attempting to do.
Opposing an amendment related to immigration policy during Senate floor debate.
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