I have agreed today. in talking to the majority leader. to sit down with him. to have our staffs sit down together. and to see if we can find an agreement to deal with illegitimacy. I think it is clearly necessary not just to pass a bill. but to change the welfare system in America. I feel very strongly that we should not continue to have immigrants coming to America. looking for a hand out rather than with their sleeves rolled up ready to go to work. I do not believe people ought to be able to come to America just to get welfare. We have room in America for people who want to come and work. for people who want to come here to realize their own American dream. We have children of immigrants in the U.S. Senate. Most of us are grandchildren or greatgrandchildren of immigrants. We want people to come to America to build their dream. to build our dream. but we ought to end this practice of letting people come to America and immediately go on welfare. Senator DOLE has agreed todayin fact. our staffs at this moment are meetingto try to see if we can find language in this area that we can agree on. both to settle this issue and to make a fundamental change in this bill.
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Immigrants are looking for a handout rather than being ready to work.