They have some very different views from all of US. If our colleagues from Nebraska and Massachusetts and the senior Senator from Arizona think that they have found some adversaries on some of these points among those of us here. just wait until they get to the conference with Members of the House. Then they will see that we really have a shared vision for comprehensive immigration reform. and we are going to have to work through all of that. But I dont believe it is appropriate to say that this amendment which merely tries to bring accuracy and truth in advertising to this temporary worker program. that it. in fact. be made temporary and not permanent that a guest worker program does not mean permanent residence and American citizenship. I differ with the interpretation of some of our colleagues who say we are trying to replace the normal immigration path with legal permanent residency and citizenship with a temporary worker program. That is not true at all. What we are trying to do is say there is an additional way that people who want to come here and dont want to stay here can come for a while and work in a legal system and then go home. and those who want to become American citizens we ought to provide a reasonable path for them to do so subject to cap. subject to our ability to determine what is in Americas best interests. I know the Senator from Massachusetts talked about distinguishing between immigrant populations based on skills. based on talents and their contribution. I say we have every right as a nation to determine what the attributes are of the immigrants we want to come here and contribute to our country. whether they are a netplus in terms of their contribution. Lets say have engineer. math. or science skills as opposed to lowskilled workers. I think we have a right to make that distinction.
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