Just come on. come to America. You are welcome. There are no longer any immigration laws at all. What would be the result of that in a world in which onehalf of the population lives on less than $2 a day. in a world in which onehalf of the population hasnt even made a telephone call? What would be the result of our saying we no longer have any immigration laws. we invite the rest of the world to come to this country? It is interesting. There have been polls done in other countries: How many of you would like to immigrate to the United States? It is massive numbers of people. We would be awash in people. So it is not selfish for our country to be somewhat protective of our standard of living. somewhat protective of our jobs and our interest in retaining a middle class that lives well. that has a job in order to work at a decent wage. has health care. has retirement. It is not selfish for us to do that. There are many voices speaking for immigrants. I dont want in any way to diminish the dignity or the worth of immigrants. I come from immigrants. I assume most of the people serving in this Chamber come from immigrant parents. grandparents or greatgrandparents. I dont want in any way for this debate to inflame or in any way diminish the worth or dignity of immigrants. I dont want us to inflame passions against those who have tried to escape poverty in their own countries to come to the United States to escape misery and poverty. But we in America have a responsibility as well to our citizens. and there is precious little talk about them in this Chamber these days. We have built the strongest economy in the world. Now we talk about immigration. I dont think that we can talk about immigration without talking about American jobs. about salaries. workers benefits. and opportunities for those who are here legally. Yes. I am talking about all the American workers.
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Generalizing about the impact of unlimited immigration on the US standard of living and job market.