Speech #980217803

I am sorry that so many of my colleagues on that side of the aisle are not here who participated in this debate during the course of this afternoon. But just let me warn each and every one of my colleagues. whether they are on this floor or whether they are in their offices. that if we kill the amnesty provisions of this bill. if Lungren. McCollum. or the Wright provisions should sustain. should hold up. you are going to lose the editorial support of those papers across this country which to this point have been calling for immigration reform. They have made it very clear that it is one for the other. if you want employer sanctions. then let us get on with the business of amnesty. I want to make it very clear that those of us who are citizens. who will be forced into a corner. who will be asked where we are from and where our parents are from and whether they are Americans or not as compared to those others in this Chamber who will never be asked that question. we are going to support and fight for the amnesty provisions.