Speech #980091614

I would say the bill defines immigrant children as those children born outside of the United States and its territories. if they have not completed 3 years of schooling in the United States. I think it was necessary to have as broad a definition as possible. I would say to my friend from New York. in order to accommodate all cases. There are cases involving legal as well as illegal immigrants to the United States which are equally deserving if you look at the child from the standpoint of that childs needs. and I think that is what we seek to do here. as the Supreme Court decision impels us to do. in fact. in that it rests upon the most fundamental constitutional guarantees of equal rights. Since that is the case. yes. I think that is true.