I agree with my colleague from Massachusetts. Amnesty is simply a red herring from those who dont want to get real immigration reform. When you talk about somebody having to wait in line for 11 years. having to go to the back of the line. having to remain crime free for 11 years. having to have a job in America. having to have an absolutely clean record. and then. at the end of the day. having to pay a substantial monetary fine. that is not amnesty. We will be on this bill for a number of days. I expect to be speaking again about the importance of immigration reform as part of our national security. I wanted today. in this period of morning business and as we enter into the debate. to read from one of my favorite prayers from a person who understood the importance of immigration. especially in the context of agriculture. That is Cesar Chavez. He wrote this prayer. and it is something I think all of us in the Chamber should keep in mind as we move forward in the debate: Show me the suffering of the most miserable so that I will know my peoples plight.
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