Mr. President. as many of you know. through the years. we do immigration reform legislation. It is always materially dressed. and then when we come to tough votes. we do not stick. This is one of those. We are not making secondclass citizens of anyone. We are saying that whether you are naturalized or whether you are native born. one of the assets that is considered as to whether you are a public charge should be a contract. should be a courtordered support. and we think that one of the things that should be in there is the affidavit of support of the sponsor. That is all we are saying. That does not make anyone a secondclass citizen. If you do not include that. then. in my mind. you are going to induce people to naturalize so they can get into the public support system. That is why I object to this measure.
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