There is room in America for peofarethat Americas future is going to ple who want to work. be diminished by that process. I believe I remember. as a closing thought. 3 their new vision. their new energy will years ago I was chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committransform our country. as it has always tee. and we had a big event where we transformed it. and we will all be rich- invited our supporters from all over er for it. the country. I do not know whether it The bill before us tries to stop illegal just happened to be the letter I sent immigration. We have an obligation to out that time or what. but for some recontrol the borders of our country. markable reason. about 80 percent of I am proud of the fact that in my the people who came to this particular year as chairman of Commerce. State. event were firstgeneration Americans. Justice Appropriations Subcommittee. As a result. they all talked funny. we began the process to double the size So we were about a day into the of the Border Patrol and we enhanced meeting and this sweet little lady from the strength of that action in this bill. Florida stood up in the midst of this We deny people who come to America meeting and with all sincerity said to illegally welfare benefits. and we deny me. "Senator GRAMM. why do all the those benefits to people who come here people here talk funny?" Boy. there legally. We do not want people coming was a collective gulp that you could to America to go on welfare. have heard 100 miles away.
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Generalization about first-generation Americans having a funny accent.