Bingaman: Congress Should Fix Our Nation's Broken Immigration System

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U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today said he agrees with President Obama that the nation's immigration system is broken, and he said he hopes Congress finally takes action to fix it.

Following President Obama's speech today in El Paso about the need for comprehensive immigration reform, Bingaman released the following statement:

"Our immigration system has been broken for years. Unfortunately, we have been unable to get the bipartisan cooperation needed to fix it. "

"Over the past five years, we have made great progress in securing our borders -- the number of individuals caught illegally entering through New Mexico has dropped by about 90 percent and our border security agencies are staffed at record levels."
"Obviously, we must make security a centerpiece of comprehensive immigration reform. But I do believe Congress needs to finally find a way to create a more thoughtful immigration system that works for our economy."

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