Madam President. I understand the question. In this legislation which has been worked on. as I have indicated. 36 hearings. 6 days of committee action. 59 committee amendments. 21 days of Senate debate. 92 floor amendments. one of the questions a number of us had and have is: What does it do for family reunification? And no one has spoken out more on that issue than the Senator from New Jersey. Mr. MENENDEZ. The question he asked me is about the amendment. Now a point system has been set up where the process has been used over these many months coming up with this legislation to give various points to different parts of the immigration process. Now. what my friend from New Jersey and others feel would be appropriate is that out of a 100point system. 10 points would be allocated to someone for family reunification. I understand the amendment. There is more to it than that. but that is a synopsis. That is what the amendment does. It recognizes the importance in America of family. It recognizes the importance in immigration of family. Madam President. I move to table the pending amendment.
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