President. if the Senator will yield to me. I shall be happy to respond. The senseoftheSenate language which is contained in the amendment I have offered simply expresses the sense of this body that we call upon those who are charged with enforcing immigration laws to do so vigorously and uniformly and that. in doing so. the Attorney General and other responsible law enforcement officials should take all due care and those deliberate actions which are necessary to safeguard the constitutional rights. personal safety. and human dignity of U.S. citizens and aliens. I distinguished. in this recommended language. U.S. citizens from aliens because. obviously. U.S. citizens have certain rights that stem from their citizenship. while those persons who are here as aliens have other kinds of rights of a more limited nature. But. I point out to my colleague from New Mexico. someone who may be here as an alien. even as an illegal alien. even as somebody who has entered this country under circumstances that may be reprehensible. even though those rights may be different from a U.S. citizens rights. nevertheless. it would be the desire. I am sure. to accord to such persons. even those here under the wrong circumstances. the human dignity and the human rights to which his personhood itself entitles him. I do not think that in this resolution. we establish any new legal rights for anyone.
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