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Garcia said it is now up to 111th Congress, which will convene in January, to take up this issue.
"There's a commitment to tackle immigration in the first term," Garcia said. "We don't know when or how, but we're here to push them to do it."
In the 110th Congress, the Senate failed to pass the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act in 2007. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, voted against the bill, which was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Tina Gray, spokeswoman for Cornyn, said the senator thinks comprehensive immigration reform has to be a top priority for the 111th Congress. Cornyn is the senior Republican on the Senate immigration subcommittee.
Cornyn will push his colleagues to work on a bipartisan bill to tackle the issue, Gray said.
In a statement, Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, said he agrees with the task force that Obama's administration has to address the issue of immigration reform. When the House passed the Secure Fence Act in 2006 to create a border fence, Reyes voted against the bill.
Without adjusting the current system, he said the government has no way to identify the 9 million to 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
"The federal government cannot feasibly deport everyone who has entered the county illegally, and must implement policies that will encourage these individuals to emerge from the shadows so law enforcement can focus on the select few who may pose a security risk," Reyes said.
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Cornyn always says one thing before and becomes an obstructionist during the debates.