I really do not think they are very relevant to this amendment at hand. Mr. Chairman. this is a nation of laws. and we. do allow immigration. Our laws provide a system for people to come into this country and to be treated decently. to be dealt with properly. but we are overburdened. particularly in some of the border States. with illegal immigrants. and that is stealing the future away from our citizens who depend upon having a healthy economy. and opportunities to get a job. opportunities to move ahead. and we are now being asked by their governments. both State and Federal. to make repeated sacrifices for their government in the form of higher taxes to pay for all of these illegals. We have. I have read. some 28.000 illegal immigrants in the California State prison system as just one illustration. Mr. Chairman. of the tremendous costs that our people are bearing.
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