There's no question that the government has treated with humanitarian and compassionate grounds those that are undocumented. There are many of them; they've contributed significantly, and we've talked about the issue of the need for the system itself to be looked at. That's what we were saying we were going to do to ensure that these individuals who are great contributors to our society can come in legitimately and in the proper channels.
There needs to be a way found to deal with the situation as we have it on the ground. Everybody understands that it is a significant and important problem, but the previous government has not done any fewer deportations than have been taking place here. Certainly all due consideration has been taken into account.
This motion had been put forward, only to be pulled from this committee after it sat here for maybe a week or two, if I'm not mistaken, by Mr. Siksay, and then put down unannounced to the steering committee, for whatever reason I don't know. It was jigged with two or three other motions. Then it resurfaced here just recently, on Monday, when I took the objection, which was the first time there was an opportunity to object to it--on, I think, appropriate grounds--and the ruling came the first meeting after, so we're talking a pretty rapid succession.
Let me tell you that everyone in government and on sides opposite is aware of this issue. Outside of trying to make some extra noise on this issue, given that the House is adjourning and rising in very short order, I think that it would not change a whole lot of matters to have it go forward in due course.
In fact, if I'm not mistaken on this particular motion--and it may have changed since it came from the subcommittee--I think the request was that the House report back to this committee after 120 days. I'm not sure if that's still being pursued, but it was pursued initially.