So it is the magnet of the American economy. but still we are making them paynot the employer. the magnet. or the American economy. but they make an extraordinary contribution. Sure. there are some bad apples. But they make an extraordinary contributionthe immigrantsjust as all of our parents and grandparents and forebears have made in terms of this country. This is what we have done. We have seen what happened at the border. We have talked about what is happening in terms of the employment situation. We know what is going on. in terms of the kind of distinction between the past and present. Those individuals. the 12 / million people who are herethis is the explanation of what we call the Z visa eligibility: They entered the United States before January 2007. They remained employed and continuously present and not a national security threat. There has to be a review.
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Generalization that immigrants make an extraordinary contribution, just as all of our parents and grandparents and forebears have made.