American Council on International Personnel. the American Business Software Alliance. the Electronic Industries Association. the National Association of Manufacturers. the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. the Information Technology Association of America. They believe we should not try to merge these issues of legal immigration into the bill before us. the bill on illegal immigration. Their opinion is the same whether the amendment is one pertaining to business immigration or an amendment. ar the current one is. that pertains to family immigration. They believe we should continue the distinction we have made here all the other times we have considered immigration questions. and separate these legal immigration issues that are very weighty and very complicated from issues of illegal immigration. which are equally complicated and weighty. And that I strongly urge. Madam President. be the approach we take today. I am perfectly willing to have Senator SIMPSONs proposals and the proposals to be offered later by Senator FE NSTEiN. from California. on legal immigration debated fully here the way that we did in committee along with the rest of the issues that are all around legal immigration. That is the way we should proceed. I do not fear that debate. and I suspect a bill such as was the case in the Judiciary Committee can be passed. but the sequence ought to be illegal immigration is the top priority. We have a good bill. Let us pass it and conference it with the House bill that is already out there on this topic. and then let us bring legal immigration from the desk to the floor and have at that issue as well. I know the Senator from Wyoming would like to speak. and there is one other Senator on the way here. so I am going to yield the floor at this time. I thank the Chair.
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