It is a very. very fundamental question. whether family unification should continue to be a priority. And part of what we structured here between Senator KENNEDY. Senator SIMPSON. and myself. three of us who were members of the Immigration Subcommittee. was a compromise. and as all compromises. it can fall apart. and if the Helms amendment were to be adopted. it would fall apart. If there is great merit to the Helms amendment. then. obviously it should be adopted. but I would urge our colleagues on both sides to listen carefully to those of us who serve on that Immigration Subcommittee before voting on this amendment. Second. and this is a fundamental. philosophical question: Do we give preference to those who speak English when they come into this country? We discussed this in great detail in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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