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It allows no one to cut ahead. The gentleman from California keeps saying he is for compromise. The gentleman fought the 1year bill in 1994. He fought it in 1995. He fought it in 1996. He keeps calling it an amnesty. He keeps saying it is a way to keep out of being deported. He keeps saying it allows people to jump ahead of line against lawful immigrants. Each time the gentleman is wrong. Each year the gentleman is wrong. Now the gentleman says compromise. but he writes language which insists on the House position. which is no extension. The gentleman could have so easily drafted this motion to instruct to say that he would agree with the Senate with an amendment. and the amendment could have been the grandfather clause. the amendment could have been the compromise he now claims to have.