Yet. those Members who are still in Congress today. the citizens they represent. are not going to be able to be heard when it comes to an amendment. Mr. Speaker. there is a second amendment we might call the second amnesty program. or we might call it Amnesty II. for individuals who have overstayed their travel visas. they are here illegally. and they are going to be allowed to stay forever if they are from certain oppressed countries. countries like Japan and France. Mr. Speaker. that is specialinterest legislation at its best. and in any case. the whole House should be allowed to decide whether an amendment should be approved or not approved pertaining to that particular concern. Mr. Speaker. there are other amendments that should have been allowed. amendments that tie an increase in legal immigration to our efforts to control illegal immigration. The rule has denied the House the opportunity to vote on another very troublesome issue in H.R. 4300 concerning new prohibitions on longshore work. A amendment from the ranking Republican member of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries was precluded despite the serious adverse consequences that the bills longshore provisions would have on U.S. ports.
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