"The status quo is unacceptable," Senator Ted Kennedy began, "and we need to modernize our broken immigration system to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. And we need policies that continue to reflect our best values as a nation -- of fairness, equal opportunity, and respect for the law" (11). The new immigration reform bill to hit the senate floor isn't just another amnesty bill; it's a new, more innovative approach to handling the growing …
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…can't be ammended in a day. Border security as it is now is a daunting task and can't be left untouched any longer. Why should america wait for another September 11, 2001 to happen again, but this time to hear the hijackers we able to cross the border into this country because the politicians, and the people, failed to act. The best time to act would have been 20 years ago, but the next best time, is now.