They are here now. and so the question is not whether we approve of their coming. but what we will make of their presence. We have heard many arguments and many voices against this bill. But few have spoken for the families who live in fear of discovery and deportation. For the men stooped in middle age by short hoes. For the women who work for $1.50 an hour at backbreaking labor no American would take. and thank God for the opportunity. Few have spoken. Mr. Chairman. for the wetback. few have spoken for the illegal alien in permanent residence in this country. because they have no voice. they have no leverage. they have no money. And they have no vote. With this bill we can at least give them one thing: We can lift them out of a disgraceful subclass.
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