Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4967 will end years of frustration for colleges and universities, frustration made worse by the terrorist attacks of September 11. The Border Commuter Student Act is simple in its purpose. It is to allow U.S. border colleges to teach Mexican and Canadian citizens who live near the border. It creates a new nonimmigrant classification for Mexicans and Canadians who want to commute each day to U.S. college or school. The study can be full-time or part-time. The people of Mexico and Canada who live and work in their home country but who want to attend a night class, such as business English for Mexicans, in the United States should be allowed to do this. Every day citizens of Mexico and Canada cross back and forth to shop, to do business, to visit relatives. They should also be able to further their education. On that, I think most of us agree.”