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I appreciate siring to not waiving the budget in this last The re point of order. I will confess to you. I nays 45. think that Senator MENENDEZ had a point in saying we should only allow people who had a reasonable expecta- Alexander tion to be immigrants. and those who Allard didnt should not. The bill itself drew Bennett an arbitrary deadline. Senator MENEN- Bond DEZ drew a different arbitrary deadline. Brownback Bunning This sidebyside actually is con- Burr structed so that. under existing law. Coburn everyone who has a reasonable expecta- Cochran tion of being allowed to immigrate Collins under a family visa will be able to im- Corker migrate under a family visa. Only Cornyn those people who never had any reason- Craig able expectation would be denied. Crapot What it does is to take it out to the Dole year 2027. 20 years from now. and anyone who could have had a reasonable expectation of immigrating within that Aakau 20year period would be allowed to im- Bayh migrate under this amendment. It is a Biden more precise and fair and just way to Bnaa allow family members to come into the Brown United States. The numbers are ap- Byrd proximately identical to those who Cantwell Cardin would be allowed to immigrate under Carper the bill. Casey