Mr. Chairman. may I respond very briefly to the comments of the gentleman from Kentucky . and then I surely will yield to my friend. the gentleman from Texas . I agree with the gentleman that this bill does not come to grips with the underlying cause of the problem. which is the fact that we lack an adequate immigration policy. I further agree with the gentleman that Congress should come to grips with this problem by taking action on an immigration reform bill. To that end. I have expressed to the gentleman privately. and will now express to him publicly. my desire to see that legislation considered on this floor. But I would say that to cause the children to wait for educational opportunity or to cause the school districts impacted by these children who suffer the extra burden which they must assume and cannot in many cases financially afford until we have made an entirely new Immigration policy for the Nation would be manifestly unfair to the children and to the school districts. This proposal. while it does not solve the root cause of the problem. at least addresses itself to the problem from that standpoint.
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