Foreign workers who have paid their dues should be treated fairly and deserve the protections of all working Americans. For all of these reasons. I support the core immigration reform provisions of the committee substitute. I also want to mention two pieces of legislation included in the committee substitute that I strongly support. The first is the DREAM Act. Regardless of what you might think about other aspects of immigration reform. we have to recognize that there are people affected by this debate with little say in the decisions that affect their livesundocumented children. Many of these children have lived in this country for most of their lives and have worked hard in school. Yet due to their undocumented status. their longterm options are greatly limited. These children live with the threat of deportation and without access to crucial financial resources. making it virtually impossible to pursue the college education that would enable them to contribute more fully to our society. We should not punish children for their parents actions. and we should not deny children who have worked hard the opportunity to live up to their potential. That is why I am a longtime supporter of the DREAM Act and why I am so pleased it was accepted as an amendment during the Judiciary Committee proceedings on this bill.
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