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Border Security, Respect for Law, Key to Immigration Reform, Cornyn Says

Date: May 4, 2004
Issues: Immigration


BORDER SECURITY, RESPECT FOR LAW, KEY TO IMMIGRATION REFORM, CORNYN SAYS

'I worry that this new bill does little beyond encouraging further illegal immigration'

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Immigration subcommittee, and author of the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act, made the following statement Tuesday regarding the Kennedy-Menendez-Gutierrez immigration proposal:

"I'm glad to see another proposal joining this important debate. One of my goals in introducing comprehensive immigration reform legislation last year was to restart the discussion that was stalled due to legitimate security concerns following the tragedy of 9/11. That debate is now fully underway. However, I worry that this new bill does little beyond encouraging further illegal immigration and does nothing to reestablish respect for the law.

"The legislation I introduced in July is a common sense solution to our broken immigration system. It addresses the need for better border security and acknowledges the important contributions that immigrants make to our economy. It will bring hard-working immigrants out of the shadows and onto our tax rolls, while removing incentives for human smuggling and other exploitation."

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