These young people were brought to America, Gaby at the age of 8. It was not exactly her decision to come from Ecuador.
As a basic matter of justice and fairness, do you believe that these young people should be penalized for the wrongdoing...
To suggest that somehow they are guilty, culpable, should pay a price for what they did wrong, it just defies basic comp...
America will be a stronger Nation when we acknowledge who we are.
That notion that immigrants are somehow negative or bad for America, that is not a fact at all.
The DREAM Act is where it is today because of the courage of young people like yourself.
If you can equalize everything else in life, then the job should go to an American.
if we could bring in the talent, even the talent we are educating in America, and keep them here to grow our businesses ...
There is a better way for us to do it. This bill, this compromise, offers us a path to get to that kind of a more ration...
I hope that we can include it in this bill. I think it should be part of it.
do you believe that the passage of this immigration reform bill will make America safer and more secure?