The Majority Of The American People Still

We Have A Positive Vision Of The Future Founded On The Belief That The Gap Between The Promise And Reality Of America Can One Day Be Finally Closed. We Believe That.

The Commission Endorses Prevention As The Principal Strategy To Use In Deterring Illegal Entries. We Applaud The Efforts Of Innovative Border Patrol Leaders Such As Silvestre Reyes With Operation Hold The Line In El Paso. Operation Hold The Line Demonstrated That A Strategic Use Of Personnel And Technology Can Combine At Our Land Border, As It Has For Many Years At Our Airports, To Reduce Unauthorized Crossings.

I Felt Somehow For Many Years That George Washington And Alexander Hamilton Just Left Me Out By Mistake. But Through The Process Of Amendment, Interpretation, And Court Decision, I Have Finally Been Included In 'we, The People.'

If The Society Today Allows Wrongs To Go Unchallenged, The Impression Is Created That Those Wrongs Have The Approval Of The Majority.

The Commission Agrees That The Federal Government Should Help Alleviate These Costs. The Best Way To Do So Is To Reduce Illegal Immigration.... We Recommend Immediate Reimbursement Of Criminal Justice Costs, Because These Conditions Can Now Be Met, But We Urge Further Study Of The Costs Of Health Care And Education Before Impact Aid Is Provided.