Speech #910283475

This is a unique relationship and it is one that has spawned a great deal of the existing situation. This is the primary group. the original settlers. The second group. of course. in any consideration. is that of immigrantslawful permanent residentspeople who come to this country after various inspection processes relating to Consular limitations. Public Health and Immigration for the purpose of living here. working here. and becoming citizens of our country. The third is that of the socalled "green carder" or commuter. These are the people who have obtained visas and met other requirements entitling them to lawful residence and employment in this country. But they have chosen to avail themselves of only part of that to which they are entitled under lawthat is employment. They have met the requirements for living here and working here. but they have chosen only to work here. There are thousands of such people on both our Canadian and Mexican borders. They work here but they do not live here. They have residences in Mexico or Canada and work in this country. thus taking only a portion of that to which they are lawfully entitled by virtue of having complied with our immigration requirements. There is a fourth class who have come to this country lawfully in the past under programs for the importation of Mexican labor pursuant to executive agreements between the United States and Mexico. These people popularly have been called braceros.