I thank the distinguished majority leader. I have sought recognition to comment on two subjects on the pending immigration bill. First. it is my hope that my colleagues in the Senate will focus very closely on the extraordinary problems the United States faces today by the current status of our immigration laws and weigh very carefully. notwithstanding any objections people may have to the pending bill. the comparison of the bill with the status quo. what is in existence at the present time. The ultimate decision on whether to vote for or against the bill depends upon not what we would like to have. not what would be perfect. maybe not even what would meet the desires of the individual Members. but a comparison between what bill finally emerges and the status quo. what is happening at the present time. because what we really have in our immigration law is chaos and anarchy. We struggled through legislation in the 109th Congress. It came through the Judiciary Committee. which I chaired in the 109th Congress. passed the Senate. and a different kind of a bill passed the House of Representatives.
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