Statement of U.S. Senator Durbin on Immigration Reform Proposal

Statement

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today issued the following statement after the announcement of an agreement on immigration reform.

"Our nation needs immigration reform and if we want to address the problem effectively, we must take a comprehensive approach. We must strengthen border security, improve enforcement in the workplace, and deal with the approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants who are in the United States today.

"The agreement reached today is a start, but more needs to be done. I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to improve this bill. Hopefully those efforts will result in legislation that we can all support - one that includes stronger border security, tougher sanctions on employers who knowingly hire undocumented immigrants, protections for American workers, and provisions allowing families to reunite and those who work hard and play by the rules to earn their way to legal status."

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