$>>>$ first $=$ input$("$Enter the first integer: $")$

Enter the first number: $23$

$>>>$ second $=$ input$("$Enter the second integer: $")$

Enter the second number: $44$

$>>>$ print$("$The sum is$",$ first $+$ second$)$

The sum of the two integers is $2344$

The expected output is $67,$ but the output of this computation is $2344.$ Determine what causes this error and fix it$.$