mr. morton was in vermont, we discussed that then too. i think you're doing the best you can in the absence of congress taking up meaningful immigration reform. as you know i supported president bush's efforts for meaningful and comprehensive immigration reform. i would like to see that though it has little impact on my state of vermont, it has on the rest of the country. as we hold this hearing today the supreme court is hearing argument on the constitutionality of an arizona immigration enforcement law. the constitution of the u.s. declares the congress and federal government have the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. national immigration policy is properly a subject we should act upon. it shouldn't be left to a hodgepodge of state laws. i hope we can get back to where we can do good strong comprehensive bipartisan immigration policy. 2010 we passed an emergency appropriations to provide $600 million for border security enhancements. you've reportedly made significant strides there. i understand illegal border crossin