Statement by Rudy Giuliani Regarding the U.S. Senate's Rejection of Vitter Amendment to Immigration Legislation

The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee released the following statement today regarding the U.S. Senate's rejection of the amendment put forth by Senator Vitter to the immigration legislation currently before Congress:

"I commend Senator Vitter for his proposed amendment which echoed my call at the debate for making it mandatory that we identify every non-citizen who enters and exits this country.

"There is no guarantee in the current legislation that this will happen which is a fatal flaw. We need to be able to determine who is in this country which is why it is so important to have a uniform, tamper-proof, biometric identification card, a national database, and the US-VISIT system fully functional so we can track who is coming in and out of the country.

"It is unfortunate the Senate defeated the amendment by one vote last night. I encourage the Senate to reconsider their action."