We are supposed to do what is decent and best in our judgment. the right thing to do. not necessarily what a certain group of people wants us to do. It is clear to me on this legalization we have just three choices. We can engage in mass deportation of millions of people. or we can allow them to stay here and condone their continued exploitation. and let me tell my colleagues they are exploited. or we can recognize the reality of the situation and bring them into the protection of our laws. They are here. The undocumented workers are here. They came illegally. There is no attempt to deny that. This outrages some Americans sense of justice. all of us. but the majority of the undocumented came out of desperation. out of hunger. out of fear. and I appeal to the 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 an unfortunate underclass in America. at the mercy and whims of those who would exploit them. I have not heard anybody say that Americans have the heart for mass deportation. and I do not believe that we do. The American people do not desire the exploitation of undocumented. To grant legalization to them is the American thing to do. and I appeal to all of my colleagues to reject this idea and to vote against the amendment offered by my friend. the gentleman from Florida.
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