ARMEY and the Republican freshman class over on the other side of the Hill. but it is of little consolation to the American people who had expected moderation and imagination and teamwork. I say to my good friend. the distinguished chairman of the Budget Committee. I compliment his leadership on that side of the aisle in many areas. and I listened with great interest and had a tendency to stand up and applaud when Senator DOMENICI was talking about the need to make changes in the immigration policy. I happen to agree that we have gone way too far and allowed way too many people into the United States of America. Not all of the immigrants but far too many are coming in here to take advantage of our safety net that is already overcrowded. and we are not doing a very good job of maintaining it. We cannot have immigrants coming into this country primarily to take advantage of our safety net. I hope and think my friend from New Mexico appreciates the fact that during the recent debate on this measure. this particular Senator voted almost without exception with the distinguished Senator from Wyoming . the leader of the effort. I think we will find that we did not do everything we wanted to do. but I think we made some good strides under the excellent leadership primarily of Senator SimPSON and. of course. on our side Senator KENNEDY. Immigration is still a major problem and causes us great difficulty when we try to come up with what is the right thing to do. Once again. I compliment Senator DOMENiCI for his leadership in this area and in many others.
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Immigrants are coming to the US to take advantage of the safety net.