Harry Reid: “And whether or not they are entitled to remain in this country. I believe in due process. One of the basic and…”

“And whether or not they are entitled to remain in this country. I believe in due process. One of the basic and fundamental assets that we have in this country, which sets us far and above any other country, is the legal system. We require and expect due process. What we are saying is the bill that we passed in 1996 gave amnesty to people who had been in this country for an extended period of time. A provision was stuck in the 1996 Immigration Reform bill that denied these people due process. Some of them didn't meet the deadline to file for their amnesty because the INS ignored a law that we passed and President Reagan signed into law. The question is not how much it is going to cost the Government but how much it is going to cost the business sector in this country. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Health Care Association, the American Hotel and Motel Association, the American Nursing Association, the American Nursery and Landscape Association, Associated Builders and Contractors, and the Associated General Contractors support this amendment. I could read further for the next 15 minutes and give chart after chart of organizations that support this amendment. We believe it is good for the American economy. It is good for American industry. It is the fair thing to do.”