Harry Reid: “my friend from Louisiana is absolutely right. We know there was a promise made to Honduran immigrants in this country…”

“my friend from Louisiana is absolutely right. We know there was a promise made to Honduran immigrants in this country that their status would be adjusted the same as the Cubans and the Nicaraguans were adjusted. I was happy to recognize that the Cubans and Nicaraguans who are here deserve that. But for the Hondurans, this country has not lived up to the promise made to these people. The Senator is absolutely right. That is why we have company after company and organization after organization supporting this legislation. Senator Durbin has worked very hard on it, and the Senator from Louisiana has worked with him. As has already been pointed out, supporters of the legislation include the Americans for Tax Reform, Empower American, AFL-CIO, Union of Needletrades and Industrial Textile Employees, Service Employees International Union, National Council of La Raza, League of United Latin American Citizens, Anti-Defamation League, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, Jesuit Conference, American Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Center for Equal Opportunity Club for Growth, Resort Recreation and Tourism Management, and the National School Transportation Association. All we are saying is that these organizations are well-meaning. Why? Because their livelihoods depend on having people to do the work. All we want to do is satisfy basic fairness.”