Mr. Chairman. this amendment is my amendment to strike the legalization program from this bill in its entirety. By striking legalization. this bill will become a fairer bill.By striking legalization. we will retain the balance in our legal immigration laws that have historically guided thiis Nation. and that the American public has a right to expect of us and to demand of us. We have for years been a beacon of hope to the rest of the world. Our Statue of Liberty has held out its torch. its hope. and its light to thousands and millions of people around the world who want to have the same kind of liberty and opportunity and freedom that we in this great Nation of ours possess and do continue to possess. We need to continue to allow not only that beacon to shine forth to encourage other nations to have democracies and freedom and better economic conditions. but we need always to keep that door open at the front end to allow. through an orderly legal process. a certain number. a reasonable number. of legal immigrants to come into this country every year. as they have been the seed and the foundation of our Nation in its past. as it will be them and their children and generations to come who will be the seed and the foundations of freedom and democracy of our Nation in the future. But in order to do this. we have to have a responsible control over our borders. We have to regain the control that has been lost in the last few years.
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