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Dana Rohrabacher: First and foremost, the reason we would like immigration to be in a very controlled and rational process, rather than…

On the recordJune 6, 2001
First and foremost, the reason we would like immigration to be in a very controlled and rational process, rather than what we have today, which is totally out of control, a chaotic situation, is because people who come here should come here and be able to, number one, speak the English language, because they should be able to take care of themselves, that is number one; they should be healthy; and they should be honest; just those three things. If they cannot speak the English language, obviously, in a country like ours, they are not going to be able to earn a good living and take care of themselves. I have no complaints, as I say, about the level of 1 million people coming in here, especially when we consider we have 2 million or 3 million that are coming illegally, and many of the people that the gentleman is describing right now are people who have come here illegally and expect to have the services provided to them in their own language. This is adding insult to injury.
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

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Discussing immigration policy and the importance of English proficiency during a House floor debate.

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