Speech #1090118508

I guess it is the KennedySpecter bill. Senator SPECTERs bill. though. that he offered and we began with. did not do the unprincipled things that this compromised bill does. Senator FRIST. the majority leader. has offered legislation that does not create a direct path to citizenship for the entire illegal alien population. His bill didnt do that. The original Specter bill did not create a new or direct path to citizenship for illegal aliens. Before the committee markup. the Specter bill would have given illegal aliens working in the United States a temporary work permit. renewable every 2 years as long as the individual was working. We still dont have the language that passed out of the Judiciary Committee. I know Senator COBURN has been around Congress for some time. and he serves on the Judiciary Committee with me. We still dont have the language we voted on Monday. I dont know for sure exactly what it is. but we sure should not be passing a piece of legislation when we havent even had a chance to read it. But in the committee. a complete amnesty program was adopted for the illegal alien population and large. new permanent immigration programs were created for lowskilled workers. The committee bill. as reported. creates a direct pathway to citizenship for aliens who have broken our laws. You will hear claims that this bill is earned adjustment. earned citizenship.