Speech #1010216666

I rise in support of the second amendment of the gentleman from Texas to this bill. I do so having not supported his first amendment. I am one who believes in a more libertarian view of immigration. that we ought to have increased immigration. but to the extent that we place limitations on immigration. I believe that the law that we have now is flawed in that we do not put enough emphasis on what is absolutely vital for American competitiveness and for American productivity. We need to put more emphasis on employmentbased reasons for immigration. Now. the amendment that we have before us and the bill that we have before us will permit increased immigration. not perhaps as much as I would like. certainly not as much as some people would suggest we should have. but it does allow for increased immigration. More importantly. it does allow. it does retain the reunification of the immediate family. that concept of family unity. Now. the gentleman from Connecticut earlier said that the immediate nuclear family would be excluded.