Buried in the last few paragraphs on the third page of a 3-page story on Politico is this revelation from Senator Bob Corker (R-TN):

Even Corker — one of the two senators whose names are atop the amendment — said Thursday that he doesn’t think it goes far enough to make sure that immigration laws are enforced away from the border.

The union that represents Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers says its members have been hamstrung by policies limiting their ability to arrest foreigners who are in the United States illegally, and that the pending legislation and border surge amendment do little to address that.

Corker said Thursday that he wanted to add that type of enforcement to the surge measure, but could not. He didn’t say exactly why that was the case, but it’s likely Democratic senators or the White House may have objected.

“I do wish this amendment had some other measures relative to interior security, but I think the House can improve this,” he said. “I think a conference can improve this. So I hope we have the opportunity down the road to see that occur.”

The more we learn about this amendment, the more it seems it’s not living up to the hype. Border security and strong enforcement- once top priorities of the GOP in terms of this reform bill- seemed to have fallen from the top of the agenda as Congress struggles to agree on immigration overhaul.