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John Cornyn: “I am simply at a loss to understand why, on the single most important domestic issue facing our country today--our…”

On the recordMay 25, 2007
I am simply at a loss to understand why, on the single most important domestic issue facing our country today--our broken borders and our immigration system. This is designed to fail because of these barriers of information sharing that have been erected and because of the confidentiality provisions that have been slapped on affidavits and other evidence of fraud that might help us root out and investigate wrongdoers and bring them to justice. I think this is the main reason people are so profoundly skeptical of what we are doing today.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Discussing concerns about immigration reform and information sharing on the Senate floor.

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