On the recordSeptember 25, 1996
I want to clarify one I think fundamental issue in this whole debate, and that is that we are talking about legislation which is prospective; that is to say, the Gallegly amendment would only apply to children who are not yet illegal immigrant children, who are not yet in our public schools. So all these objections that we are hearing basically have the effect of overriding the concerns and the feelings of taxpayers who are opposed to magnetizing our borders. Basically, our Democratic friends and the President and his administration are saying we must educate any illegal immigrant, even those who have yet to enter the country. Now, that makes no sense. It makes no sense whatsoever for one Federal law to reward illegal immigrants from violating another Federal law, and that is what we are talking about in this debate, especially when it heaps tremendous burdens upon State taxpayers and deprives legal residents of needed services.
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