Mr. President. my understanding is we are on the immigration bill as of this afternoon. and there is an amendment now pending. I wish to say a few words about the general issue of immigration and also talk about a couple of items the Democratic leader. Senator REID. spoke about earlier today. First of all. I think this needs to be. and I hope will be. a very sensitive debate. The fact is. this is a great country in which we live. It is a country that in many ways over many decades of its twoplus centuries has been built by immigrants. has been nourished by immigrants. Virtually every one of us in this Chamber would have come from immigrant parents. grandparents. or greatgrandparents. So it is important we understand that and we understand what immigrants have brought to and have given this country. It is also important that we understand why as a country we have decided to have immigration laws and to have quotas for immigration. The reason we have had quotas for immigration is the world has progressed in different parts of this globe at a very different rate. In some countries. the economies have lagged far behind. In other countries. the economies have become very advanced. and the circumstances of the countries are very different.
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