This is about the government of coequal branches,
with its inherent checks and balances. This is about the role of the
Senate, the greatest deliberative body in the world. I know, having
spent now a few weeks in this Chamber, that we have good men and women
on both sides of the aisle--men and women who believe deeply in our
immigrant communities and who understand that nationalism and
patriotism are not the same thing. I know that it was the junior Senator from the State of Texas who
said: ``It is an enormous blessing to be the child of an immigrant who
fled oppression, because you realize how fragile liberty is and how
easily it can be taken away.''
It was the junior Senator from the great State of Kentucky who said:
``We must always embrace individual liberty and enforce the
constitutional rights of all Americans, rich and poor, immigrants and
natives, black and white.''
It was the senior Senator from the great State of Arizona who said:
Undocumented immigrants should not be ``condemned forever'' to a
twilight status. So, yes, we have good people on both sides of the aisle. I say that
we must measure up to our words and fight for our ideals because the
critical hour is upon us.
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