I think you have to look at the big picture. I believe that. unfortunately. the effect of the Simpson amendment is to go against some of the best traditions of our country. It really flies in the face of what our immigration policy should be and has been. at least has been throughout a great portion of our history. That immigration policy in its best days. most enlightened. has been based on two principles. One is that the United States should be a magnet. a magnet for the best and the brightest. yes. but also a magnet for the gutsiest. the people who have enough guts to get up. leave their country. get on a boat or get on a plane or somehow get here. come into this country because they want a better future for their children and their grandchildren and their great grandchildren. The second basic tenet of our immigration policy at its best has been family reunification. We talk in this Congress a lot about family values. We talk about how important families are. They are important. Our immigration policy at its best has put a premium on family reunification. I believe that the net effect of this amendment. however wellintentioned. is to fly directly in the face of those traditions. It is antifamily.
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