We cannot allow this regimen of ``fake news'' and
``alternative facts'' and words like those to diminish our commitment
to the basic constitutional protection of freedom of the press. It is
essential to the future of our democracy. Immigration
On January 11, last Thursday, I was invited to a meeting at the White
House to discuss the issue of immigration. Sadly, at that meeting,
there were things said by the President and those who were with him on
the issue which I believe constituted an attack on another basic
element of American history: the history of immigration. We are a nation of immigrants. That diversity that has come to these
shores from all across the world is a diversity which makes us strong. We consider our land of origin, whatever it may be, but we love the
land we live in. That was what immigration has meant to us and to
previous generations for so many years. Words spoken by the President at that meeting were stunning and, in
some respects, disgusting to think that the President would make the
comments he did. For the sake of our Congressional Record, for the
Senate, and for those who are watching, I will not repeat the
President's words. They have been reported in the press, but I want to
go to the heart of his criticism. He was raising a basic question as to whether the United States
should continue to be open to immigration from all around the world. I
believe we should. Americans believe we should.
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