Speech #1140006415

This is not going to help. It is going to make that situation worse. Fundamentally. we need a lawful system of immigration that we can be proud of. and somebody needs to be concerned first and foremost about the people we represent. We should be concerned about the people who have immigrated here lawfully. Their wages are down also. in some cases even more so. In fact. they are often competing most directly against unlawful immigrants. I would say this: This is not the right way to do it. We are going to continue to talk about this. I believe the Congress of the United States. once it is really understood what is happening. will listen to the constituents of America. They will decide first and foremost that our duty is to create a lawful system of immigration that is fairly endorsed. that we can be proud of. and that serves the interest of the American peoplethe national interest. That is what is being overlooked. People are coming from abroad. They want to come to America. We have always had the most generous immigration system in the world. and we believe in immigration. But they should come lawfully and the Congress should help create a system that supports a lawful entry into America. The council that represents the Customs and Immigration Service Officers just January 22nd of this year issued a strong statement. They said: The dedicated immigration service officers and adjudicators at USCIS are in desperate need of help. The Presidents executive amnesty order for 5 million illegal immigrants places the mission of USCIS in grave peril. Has anybody been listening to them or do they just listen to big business? Do they just listen to activist groups?