Graham Discusses Immigration Reform

I thank you Mister chairman thank you for having this hearing I think this is an important hearing at a time when it really mattered a

think the country's tired of talking about it %HESITATION I think it's time for us to fix it with a goal in mind that

there will be no third wave of legal immigration %HESITATION to put in context that we're not being overrun by Canadians are very not

as far as I can tell right now as far as I can tell either I love our Canadian friends they come to myrtle beach in March they

come to Arizona today do they swam I don't know why in March but they seem to enjoy that when they go back home and

I would suggest that they go back home because Canada's got a stable government and a stable economy and most

of the people coming here coming from pretty dire situations and that's just a reality that lot

of people come to this country because %HESITATION where they live is not so nice do you agree with that %HESITATION yes

I think we can if we choose to starting with the border %HESITATION do you agree with me that it you gotta have a secure border because if you have

a bunch of other laws and you can still walk across the street the catcher you're probably not going to accomplish our goal I

think we can all agree that border security has to be part of a comprehensive anyway just a starting point I want to applaud you for making progress you certainly have their

nine sectors %HESITATION that we've laid out in terms of %HESITATION our borders what I like from your organization your department is an inventory

if we can push this thing over the line and say the borders reasonably secure so would you provide the committee if you could with that kind of inventory for is

yet to be done that could reasonably done in all nine sectors %HESITATION yes will work with you on that and you also

I agree with you that you could build a hundred foot high wall in if you are getting a job pretty easily on the other side of the wrong people go under it all very around it so

really eat verify controlling employment is a virtual fence all of his own and I

think it is yes I just don't say I could ever solve this problem if you don't deal with the magnet which

is jobs if we can't come up with a system where employers can tell the difference between somebody here legally and illegally we're

never going to address this problem so one of the key components is employee verification do you agree with that I

agree and I would suggest a senator that the E. verify system now is far different from the E. verify system were moving in the right direction but put yourself in an employer situation if

you ask too many questions are like a social security card is pretty easily duplicated if you like Ronald Reagan I can make you Ronald Reagan by midnight after give yourselves a car so

scary Garcinia Ronald Reagan we need to deal with that and I think we're well on our way of doing it so

%HESITATION employer verification and employers who cheat need to be hit hard do you agree that's

right in the current law doesn't give us the tools to well you're going to get those tools and those employers are trying to do the right thing you got to be frustrated by your own government we're going to give you some help %HESITATION

so temporary workers the one thing the president did mention last night was a temporary worker program if I had to Tibet