Dear Mr. XXXXXX:



Thank you for contacting me about our nation's immigration policies. I appreciate hearing from you on this matter.



During the last Congress, the Senate considered a bill to reform our nation's broken immigration system. After weeks of negotiations and debate, the Senate voted against moving the bill forward.



I believe our immigration problems will only get worse until we come together to resolve them. Be assured that I will keep working to improve our immigration system in a manner that strengthens our border security, reduces illegal immigration, and protects American workers in this time of economic uncertainty.



Again, thank you for writing to me. Please feel free to contact me again about this or any other issue of concern to you.


Barbara Boxer
United States Senator
No word of brining illegals out of the shadows.