Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez Hold a News Conference On Immigration
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Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez Hold a News Conference On Immigration
SECRETARY CHERTOFF AND SECRETARY GUTIERREZ HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON BORDER SECURITY
AUGUST 10, 2007SPEAKERS: SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY MICHAEL CHERTOFFSECRETARY OF COMMERCE CARLOS GUTIERREZ[*] CHERTOFF: As you can see, I'm here with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez of the Department of Commerce. I want to thank you all for coming. As you doubtless know, Secretary Gutierrez and I spent a good deal of time over the last several months working with Congress to develop a workable solution to the challenge of immigration in this country.We're obviously disappointed in the fact, as is the president, that Congress has not chosen to act on our comprehensive solution. The Senate bill that we worked on would have given us important new tools and resources to strengthen border security, increase and toughen interior enforcement and help meet the needs of our growing economy through a temporary worker program.Our hope is that the key elements of the Senate bill will see the light of day at some point. But until Congress chooses to act, we're going to be taking some energetic steps of our own.Today, the administration is announcing a package of initiatives that will significantly strengthen our hand with respect to immigration enforcement, including interior enforcement, and will also strengthen many other aspects of our immigration system.I'd like to talk about two key elements of our interior enforcement approach, and Secretary Gutierrez will discuss some of the steps we're taking with respect to visas and temporary workers.We all know that a critical part of immigration enforcement is effective interior and worksite enforcement. The reason for that is because the magnet that brings most economic mig...See the full content of this document
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