John Conyers: “I cannot understand why it has only 5 minutes on each side. But we are trying to make an improvement on the registry by…”

“I cannot understand why it has only 5 minutes on each side. But we are trying to make an improvement on the registry by which the government recognizes that it makes sense to allow a long-time resident, deeply rooted immigrant who is here contributing to our economy to remain here permanently. So we have this correction for people that have come to the country, made well, raised families, have created no problem, are otherwise good citizens and we are modifying a rule that INS is not able to do without this legislation. I think this is an excellent amendment, and I hope that all the members in the Committee will agree to it.”