I will at least have a roof over my old bald dome. Actually. though. the people in Wyoming are like most Americans: If we have faith in their commonsense and let them know honestly what we are doing. they understand very well. In particular they understand that the future of Americathe America of their immigrant ancestors. their children. and their grandchildren and their great grandchildrenis more important than some special shortterm benefit for themselves. Mr. President. this is one national issue that will not go away. and anyone who feels that there is not a massive constituency out there for immigration reform is misreading the tea leaves. I say this to my colleagues: Do not be anxious or fearful that we here repeat the wretched racist overtones or previous immigration reform in this land. Here I hope you will consider that there are no hidden agendas or subtle meanings within this proposalNo mysteries or alchemybut simply the expression of the national legislature that we intend to clearly exercise that first and primary function of a sovereign nation. which is to control its borders. and that we intend to send a signal to the rest of the watching world that to work in the United States of America. you must be in "legal" status. This legislation expresses nothing more profound than those two basics.
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