Jack Kingston: “I agree, we have a genuine problem with kids today who were brought here by their parents as young children illegally.…”

“I agree, we have a genuine problem with kids today who were brought here by their parents as young children illegally. In fact, in my area, some of these kids were 3 and 4 years old and they are far more Americans and Georgians culturally than they are whatever native country their parents came from. So there is problem here. But I have got to say, this is not the solution. This is politics. In fact, under the name of this phony, compassionate bill, what we are doing is a disservice to these children. This is a lame duck session. The Democrats have been in charge of the House and the Senate and the White House now for nearly 2 years. Their brand of politics was squarely denounced and rejected 5 weeks ago, and this is one of those things. This is a Harry Reid deal. He promised to do it, so now he's doing it. If you really were concerned and there was real compassion, you know you would not be doing it this hour sandwiched in between a major spending bill--when there was no budget, by the way--and a major tax extension in which the Democrats, themselves, have a lot of split decisions about. But let's say look at this from a practical standpoint. How do you prove who was here when they were 16 up to 30? How do you prove that? Well, the bill actually says you only have to prove it to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security. Well, that's a reassuring thought.…”