legally i'm not talking about the ones we came across and we're not apprehended hundred and sixty five thousand were persons coming from countries other than mexico where do they come from we're talking about the middle east we're talking about south east asia we're talking about europe we know because we have apprehended people from afghanistan from pakistan iraq from iran we have actually apprehended people from iran ten of them and somalia and venezuela now i want to say something about these folks their goals maybe to find a job and be part of the american dream but they may not as well and truthfully i think that's only a snapshot of the reality i think i think the intelligence community can tell you who we caught that they can't tell you who we haven't so with two thousand three hundred people coming across the border that are illegal every day every day that we argue whether we don't argue that basically that we don't have an opportunity to consider the amendments and move this bill national security is a threat from tennessee mr frist opposes amendment number thirty four twenty five to the instructions of the motion to come that amend the immigration and nationality act provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes signed by seventeen senators as follows frist allen mcconnell domenici bennett talent thomas still burns suspect that cloture vote will fail and we've been very clear about our desire on this side to consider amendment from senators on both sides of the allen our willingness for both will discuss that over the course of the day  that this will not be likely and therefore will be from then and from making any real progress on the bill so moments ago i offered a motion to commit which incorporates an amendment by senators hagel martinez and others who have been working on this amendment over the course of the day that those potion that those cloture motion were filed tonight means that we would vote on that on friday poacher vote on that motion on friday and depending on the outcome of that cloture motion we could have a second cloture vote on the underlying bill the so called frist bill as well so we'll have i would hope that the amendment which we have a general idea of what it's about i would hope that this amendment is one that and related to me one that  is such that improves the underlying specter substitute that it deals with only the legalization process i would hope that after senators and staff pursue that amendment in detail tonight it is something that would be something we can all support and move on to  completing the bill as soon as germane amendments were offered and debated voted on that would be great if we could end this very acrimonious week on a high no and we we won't be able to and we will not know that until we study this amendment we're hearing a lot of things that are in it and not in it and so time will only tell i would say through the chair to the majority leader  because we've already had phone calls last a half hour or so from senators they've asked me as the distinguished majority leader did earlier today if i would agreed to earlier cloture  discussed the possibility of that a little earlier i think what is best for us to make that decision tomorrow only because of the hagel martinez amendment is a good negotiated compromise never did none of our colleagues about the option to really see it and i've had numerous phone calls over the course of five as well and i think it's important people have the after they look at that carefully tomorrow and see how much time it takes for people this present senator kennedy and other senators have been told prior to this piece of legislation passing that there would be a vote on hate crimes legislation that's been in the body for a long time i would hope that senator specter who is my understanding chairman of the committee had worked this out with senator kennedy we could we could early days i mean matter of hours worked this out this sex offender registry is an important piece of legislation but also as we've learned here in the senate people keeping their word is also important i'm confident with some kind of  misunderstanding i'm hopeful that's the case but until senators kennedy and others and center specter work this out i must object object you just heard the president just a moment explanation because i think this bill is in substance broadly supported so i'm disappointed to hear the objections tonight let me comment on the bill because it is an issue coming very brave on the bill because it is an issue that i think his body does feel strongly about and that we need to move forward because it can make a difference this particular bill is a child predator legislation and we all need to be working together to keep our children safe from child predators and american families as we all know should not have to live in fear of sexual predators lurking in neighborhoods and enticing our children and in the last twenty four hours we've all sane actually here in the senate and gateway to more serious violent sex offenses against children and adults and i mentioned last night over the course of yesterday really two events one last night we learned of the arrest of another online child predator in the tragic plight of a child predator victim i will ask unanimous consent to enter my entire statement in the record but before doing so let me just say that this bill  s ten eighty six is the sex offender registration and notification act it does several things it creates a national sex offender registry accessible on the internet and searchable by zip code requires convicted sex offenders to register including child predators who use the internet to commit a crime against a minor it makes failure to register a felony encourages information sharing among local state and federal law enforcement toughens criminal penalties for violent crimes against children under twelve it's an issue that we do need to address here in the senate and i think it will pass an overwhelming bipartisan way in light of the events of this we just really shouldn't be delaying any this national registry it's important but we also support the concept that people who are injured murdered as a result of benjamin powell number three one zero gordon england number four eight dorrance smith number two five two peter  the clerk will report the first nomination executive office of the president benjamin a pile of florida to be general counsel of the office of the director of national intelligence the clerk will report the next nomination department of defense peter foote peter flurry of virginia to be an assistant secretary two of the standing rules of the senate here by move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of gordon england to be deputy secretary of defense signed by seventeen senators as follows first alexander cr soon thomas the clerk will report the next nomination thomas stevens vitter and abel coleman to whine bennett and so which were submitted earlier today without objection nine thirty until ten thirty equally divided between the managers or their designees and the senate members say to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture as one of the previous order for their ass at the mandatory quorum under rule twenty two be waived and the second degree and then must be thought of the mr president just a few months ago i felt to close your petitions on the border security bill and for cloture petitions on executive calendar nominations under the provisions of rule twenty two we will have several votes on friday unless an agreement can be worked reached  out which we will consider tomorrow tomorrow morning at ten thirty a m we will have a cloture vote on the specters substitute amendment which was filed by the minority leader with the other cloture motion on nominations we still have a lot of work to be done