http://kyl.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=277136

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 18, 2007

CONTACT:
Andrew Wilder or Ryan Patmintra (202) 224-4521Kyl on Immigration: If I Were the Only One Writing this Bill, it Would be very Different
By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Americans are frustrated because our government has failed to live up to its responsibility to control our borders and stop the flow of illegal immigration.
Since the current immigration bill was pulled off the Senate schedule a week ago, at least 50,000 new illegal immigrants have crossed over our borders. Every day the situation continues to get worse and something has to be done about it.
The immigration bill being considered in the Senate is far from perfect. If I were the only one writing this bill, it would be very different. But it is the first strong, bipartisan consensus for enforcing our laws and securing the border.
Much of the existing law, enacted in 1986, is unenforceable – especially the requirement that employers verify eligibility for employment. To cite just one problem, employers have to rely on documents that are easily counterfeited. So it is not enough just to say “enforce the lawâ€