Speech #1030121263

I am only coming down here because I used to be part of that subcommittee. and I know that it is one of the toughest and the most emotional and the least glamorous jobs around here. I think anybody who serves on that subcommittee on both sides of the aisle deserves some kind of an award. We do not want say that enough around here. but these are some of the toughest doggoned issues there are. and I think we all have the attitude that we do not want liberal immigration except for the people we know. and we think there ought to be laws to let them in. Everybody has 500 different twists to it. and I know you also have to sit there as judge and jury and do all sorts of things. But I think everyone in this body ought to take more time and say that we realize we have in immigration probably one of the most thankless Jobs around here. but it is terribly critical and terribly important. I thank the subcommittee for its work because I think it really has earned many. many stars for doing this job.