Those are the people who get that $1.000. and it lightens the caseload of our consulates abroad. Funding for the INS. and lightening the State Departments workload. these are separate issues. Sneaking provisions into the law to encourage illegal immigration is not the way that we should raise money for the INS or lighten the workload for the State Department. Mr. Speaker. we are a nation of immigrants and the citizens of this country are a fair people and we welcome newcomers with open arms. This is not about legal immigration. this is about governmentsponsored illegal activity so that the INS can make a buck. Last year we promised our constituents that we would no longer take their money to pay for an immigration system that is unfair. randomly applied and contradictory. We told our constituents that we would no longer support a system which rewards those who break our law. That was the essence of what we were trying to do. We promised them that this countrys immigration system would embody the principles that have drawn wouldbe Americans to our country for centuries. meaning fairness and equity. Are we going to extend this provision which makes a mockery of fairness and equity? Are we going to break the promise that we made to the American people and provide this incredible loophole. in which hundreds of thousands if not over 1 million people who are in this country legally will be able to stay in this country at the expense of other people who have been waiting in line. waiting their legal turn?
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