I am in favor of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia because it is absolutely similar in purpose to the one I had intended to offer and which I did offer in committee. There have been a lot of things said here that have nothing to do with the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia. which only applies to those aliens who are in this country illegally. Under our immigration laws those who came in illegally committed a felony when they came in. and that is all there is to the matter. This does not apply to the honest alien who is here legally with a valid document. Those we want to protect because they are potential American citizens. and that is the reason I am opposed to the substitute offered by the gentleman from California.
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