Mr. Speaker. today the countdown begins. One hundred days from now. the new welfare reform law. a law that Is unjust. unnecessary. and unAmerican. will jeopardize the health of the elderly. blind. disabled. and economically vulnerable Immigrants. Yes. the sime Immigrants who made America richer. stronger and free through their own hard work. their own contributions. The new welfare law would be unfair If it affected one immigrant. Now multiply it hundreds of thousands of times. as much as 1.8 million times. This is the magnitude of the crisis we are fclug. We have 100 days to restore benefits to legal immigrants and i00 days to restore something else. too: To restore a sense of fairness and logic to the welfare debate. to restore the principle of compassion. Two years ago. some of my House colleagues acted in 100 days on something called a Contract With America. Within the next IM1 days Members of both parties should consider an older contract. a compact. a covenant really. that no matter our background. in America we are worthy of that freedom. worthy of our respect. worthy of our compassion. America should be proud of its immigrants and ashamed of the new welfare law.
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