Speech #1100022202

So we are founded upon reason. Questions start from the beginning. Is there such a thing as too much immigration. legal or illegal? That is one of the questions I asked the President. Then I asked. would you separate that into. is there such a thing as too much illegal immigration? And then. is there too much legal immigration? Then. the question that follows is. within those two categories. illegal in one category and legal immigration in the other category. if there is such a thing as too much. how much is too much? I will submit in the category of the illegal. one is too many. I dont think the White House can take that position. neither can most of the Democrats and many of the Senators. Democrats and Republicans. one is too many. Is there such a thing as too much legal immigration? Yes. there has to be. Otherwise. you have to be willing to accept everybody on the planet that wants to come to America. and that might actually be everybody. I would argue that this million or so that come in legally in a year is kind of an acceptable number. but is probably twice as many as the American people like to have. American people dont only want to eliminate all the illegal immigration. they want to reduce legal immigration. and they want to go back to an immigration policy that is designed to enhance the economic. the social and the cultural wellbeing of the United States of America. Call it a selfish policy. if you like. but any Nation that subordinates their immigration policy to the people who will illegally cross the border from other countries doesnt have much of a policy and doesnt have much of a destiny if they dont have control of their own destiny. We have got to be in control. We have got to set that policy. So I went on down this list of things. and if there is such a thing as too much legal or illegal immigration. then how much is too much? And how many do you believe would be legalized by the Senate version of the bill that passed last year? Of course. before.