on this important provi.. sion of H.R. 1510. It is clear to me that we really have only three choices: we can engage in mass deportation of millions of people. we can allow them to stay here and condone their continued exploitation. or we can recognize the reality of the situation and bring them under the protection of our laws. The undocumented are here. They came illegally. There is no attempt to deny that. This outrages the American sense of justice. But the majority of the undocumented came out of desperation. out of hunger. out of fear. And I appeal to that same sense of American justice to understand the harsh realities that drove the undocumented to break our laws. Here. undocumented workers are able to live. and. they are able to live better lives than many would have dreamed possible in their native countries. But. it is also true that they are our unfortunate underclass in America. at the mercy and the whims of those who would exploit them. I have not heard anyone say that Americans have the heart for mass deportation and I dont believe that we do. The American people also do not desire the exploitation of undocumented. To grant legalization to them is the American thing for us to do here today. I appeal to each of my colleagues to reject this effort to eliminate the legalization provisions of H.R. 1510.
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