 The bill's sponsor, Senator Raymond Lesniak, had vowed to override it.Christie emphasizes the need to secure the border, and believes it is premature to discuss legalization of people who came to the United States unlawfully.While serving as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Christie stressed that simply "[b]eing in this country without proper documentation is not a crime," but rather a civil wrong; and that undocumented people are not criminals unless they have re-entered the country after being deported.