Dick Durbin: “I am just going to respond briefly. The bill that I asked to be called today for a vote was debated at length over a…”

“I am just going to respond briefly. The bill that I asked to be called today for a vote was debated at length over a period of 17 years with numerous committee meetings. This is not an open-ended bill. There is a deadline. To qualify for it, one must have been in the United States already for over a year. So it would not be a magnet for those who would like to come and take advantage of it in the future. It wouldn't apply to them, but it does apply to 1.8 million who would be eligible for citizenship. I am sorry that there was an objection, but I will continue to work with Members on both sides of the aisle to resolve this. We owe it to Dalia and to many others like her who are waiting for Congress to act. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lee). The Senator from North Carolina.”