Now have strong democratic support for the amendment and the bill itself. their hope is this security amendment will lead to a big bipartisan vote on overall immigration reform, which would send a strong message to the house. supporters of the border surge say those who still vote against it arguing the border is not secure are just looking for an excuse because they just don't want to provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegals in this country. one border state conservative compared this to 1986 when there was amnesty but not real security. >> today, instead of 3 milli...