Mr. President. the purpose of this amendment is very. very simple. It is to decide the issue whether or not we are going to treat illegal aliens like legal residents of the United States. This Senator believes that to treat them as such for any purpose defeats the entire purpose of our immigration and naturalization laws and this amendment should provide a very direct statement on the part of the Congress on that issue. one way or the other. It seems to me that I have heard a great deal of concern expressed by people in my State. people in other States. among my colleagues. that we have got to draw the line appropriately with respect to illegal aliens and to make it clear that we. in fact. do have a policy. That. Mr.
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