“It’s encouraging to see a group of Senators from such a wide arc of the political spectrum reach an agreement on one of the most difficult issues facing our nation.  The need to secure our borders, and to have a real security infrastructure in place is critical; it’s a requirement for my support of any legislation.  I believe the agreement is far stronger than the bill the Senate produced last year.  I will review the text of the bill and I hope to be able to support it when the Senate turns to this issue next week.”