Millions and millions and millions of people would try to find their way to this wonderful country of ours because we have created an economy that lifted the standard and broadened the middle class. We cannot do that. We instead have a process of legal immigration that allows about a million and a half people a year to come into this country. They apply. They are part of the quota from their country. They wait. They wait a year. they wait 5 years. they wait 10 years. If they are lucky. they reach the top of that list and they are able to come to this country through this legal system of immigration quotas. Now. my colleagues have brought to the floor the "grand compromise." And what they have said is this: Well. we do not have much border security. We have got a lot of people coming into this country illegally now. without legal authorization. So I will tell you what. They say: We will pass a piece of legislation that says anyone who came to this country by at least December 31 of last yearthat includes. we think. 12 millionanyone who came here by December 31 of last year. you are going to be legal. We are going to decide that you are here legally and you get a work permit. You are no longer illegal. you are legal. Now. we have people overseas in their home country who thought this was all on the level.
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