But when we voted. it was interesting that we ended up with a vote of 83 to 16. suggesting that the American people are beginning to have their voices heard a little bit in Congress. Then perhaps the most significant amendment that was adopted was a Bingaman amendment. It would reduce the incredible escalating number under the new H2C visa foreign worker program. Under the original bill. the numbers were unbelievable. The amendment reduced the total number of immigrants that would have come into the United States if that bill became law from 78 to 217 million to a lower 73 million to 93 million. That was a strong vote for that provision and we make progress in reducing the numbers. However. this bill. S. 2611. still enacts a four- to fivefold increase over the current levels of legal immigration into America over 20 years. Current law would bring in 18.9 million over 20 years. Did you get that?
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