Speaker. I heard my colleague from New Jersey talk about the Statue of Liberty. We are a Nation of immigrants. The American dream that attracted many of our ancestors still has profound meaning for people from around the world. from Latin America to Africa. from Ireland to the lands of the former Soviet Union. from India to the Far East. We must guard against illegal immigration and punish those who deliberately violate our immigration laws. but we should not punish those who came here the right way. who played by the rules and who are simply the victims of an innocent mistake or a bureaucratic error. Permanently extending 245(i) is not only the rational thing to do from an economic standpoint. it was the morally right thing to do. I was proud to vote to defeat the motion to instruct the conferees. This House. Mr. Speaker. can be proud for defeating this motion and for supporting fair and rational immigration law once again.
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