I believe that alot of credit needs to go to Congressman Sensenbrenner for his leadership that brought so much national attention to the illegal immigration crisis during his hearings. I was able to watch/listen to/read quite a few of them and the expert opinions given were overwhelmingly that we need to get control of our borders. The next struggle that needs to be won next year, is what to do with the millions that are now here illegally. Self-deportation seems to be the only feasible method. Link that with U.S. government pressure on Mexico to provide for its' own people, coupled with employee sanctions here, will bring about an attrition driven self-deportation, the likes of which we have never seen. If Feinstein wants an ag-bill that includes a guest worker program, that is fine, but it appears by what she is saying, these are jobs that even the Mexicans won't do. Perhaps us lazy Americans can do what we have always done, because we are lazy; invent ways of automating the harvesting process so as to reduce the need of manual labor. We have been real good at this over the centuries.

The is an extremely important bill for our nation's future. Not only will the terrorist threat be reduced, so will the criminal threat, drug threat and of course the massive foreign invasion threat be substancially reduced.

It is a victory for all those who love America. Notice that not one Republican voted against this crucial bill. Also notice the nauseating Democrats who voted against this very necessary bill who won't lift a finder to keep the 94 sex offenders out of the US who cross our borders EVERY day. There are an estimated 250,000 sex illegal alien sex offenders in the US because of that open Southern border. I guess they care more about the price of lettuce than they do our children's safety.

Sorry, I forgot about that RINO CHAFEE who voted with the unforgivable Democrats against this essential bill.

I think you folks need to get a better perspective on illegal immigration. A 700 mile wall will not stop immigrants from coming to this country thru our borders. I think it is a waste of government funds. Oh wait! Fiscal responsibility is no longer an issue with this administration and we do need to get re-elected...Ok lets look at history...you guys heard of the Berlin Wall right...May be not! Well let me share with you that the Russians had an extremely difficult time keeping the East Germans from crossing the wall. Some East Germans built submarines, tunnels, balloons, watercrafts, etc to get over, around, or thru the Wall. It did not stopped people from going over to West Germany. For more info, visit the museums in Berlin that tell the whole story.

So what makes you think we are going to be able to enforce 700 miles of border. The price for the fence plus operations and maintance of it will be outrages...

The way to better this situation is to use our diplomatic, economic, information tools available in our arcenal of options...to get Mexico more involved!

Take the money you are going to invest in this wall and research a better solution.

Thanks Denny. It's nice to here something refreshing about this issue. This issue is being so twisted by fear and 9/11 that it's hard to see past tomorrow. Of course the wall won't work. That vote was simply about getting re-elected, and I can't really blame Kenedy for his decision. After a lifetime in politics, you get really good at calculating those kinds of decision.

People here in the US and in Mexico have suffered under our current trade agreements, which are anything but far for the majority of people, but since the economy far outshines Mexico's it's no wonder that our friends south of the boarder feel the bite harder than we do.

And so they come.

If you really want to keep them out, find ways to prop up Mexico's economy.

personally i live within a mile of a port of entry and i think that the wall would be very helpful!!! The border patrol is swamped and illegals have posed a problem!!! i remember my friend's bike getting stolen and i have memories of countless nights where my parents were calling the cops to come pick up some jackasses for trespassing on our property and refusing to leave! for the safety of our communities and DECREASE OF DRUG TRAFFICKING and DRUGS IN BORDER STATES' SCHOOLS, i am 100% for the Secure Fence Act of 2006! as for the people finding a better life come legally as a tourist or something and you won't risk being deported!