Then let me not end but just make a couple of comments and then yield to my friend. The philosophy of this bill is. as I have said. trying to increase immigration and set a specific level of immigration. We do not call it a cap. It is a national level of immigration. This amendment here takes us back to current law on national level. If we go back to current law in the second preference of immediate family of aliens. then family visas there would be reduced. Senator KENNEDY made the point to get the more visas that S. 358 provides. a specific national level must be set. The amendment upsets that balance without question. and I think it is just important if you win. lose or draw that you just hear one thing. All we are saying is if you are going to have a national level of immigration then something is going to get squeezed obviously. If you do not want a national level of immigration. then this amendment is what you should gravitate toward. It will help reach that. I just do not believe that people are really able to sell that back in the old home district that you want an amendment or a bill that will provide for unlimited immigration because that is where you are headed with this amendment. and everything that shows up in my mail room seems to indicate the American people do not want that. All we are saying is if the squeeze comes. then why not do what everyone in this room would want to do. First take care of reuniting spouses and children. not taking a number away for someone who wants to be reunited with their brotherinlaw and take that number away from someone who wants to be reunited with their spouse or their minor child.
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