I know he
knows Matthew 25:35. It is oft quoted, and we do well to remember it. Among the things that are said in that verse are: ``For I was hungry
and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a
stranger and you welcomed me.'' This sentiment must be our guiding
principle, our North Star, as we work to repair our broken immigration
system. Today's bill is in total opposition to this sentiment as it works to
demonize, with one broad, careless, and probably unconstitutional
stroke, an entire group of people, the vast majority of whom simply
wish to find refuge from immense hardship in their country of origin. My Republican friends should take yet another in a long line of
legislative mulligans on this bill and come to the table ready to work
in a sensible way to fix our immigration system. I would suggest they
could start by bringing the DREAM Act to the floor for an up-or-down
vote. Mr.
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