He came from Cuba and spoke no English. He had $100 sewn into his underwear. He came here legally on a student visa to study. He followed the rule of law. And I would notemy friend from Illinois knows full wellthere is no stronger advocate of legal immigration in the Senate than I am. Indeed. on the Senate Judiciary Committee I introduced two amendments. one for highskilled workers. HlB workers. to increase that fivefold from 65.000 to 325.000 because temporary. highskilled workers are progrowth. Every one of those who comes along produces 1.7 American jobs. I am sorry to say my friend from Illinois and every Senate Democrat on the Judiciary Committee voted against that proposalvoted against increasing legal immigration for temporary. highskilled workers. My friend from Illinois is also awaresince we are both members of the Senate Judiciary Committeethat I introduced another amendment that would take our current failed legal immigration system and dramatically simplify it by reducing the barriers and costs and eliminate the percountry caps which have the effect of discriminating against nations such as Mexico. China. and India and take the legal cap from 675.000 and double it to 1.35 million so we can have a legal system we can continue that welcomes legal immigrants who come here to celebrate the American dream. Again. I was sorry to see every single Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee vote against increasing legal immigration. streamlining it. making the system work better. and eliminating the discriminatory percountry caps on nations such as Mexico. India. and China. I understand the Senator from Illinois just gave a passionate speech in defense of granting amnesty to people who are here illegally.
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