Political Quotes

“Mr. President, 31,500 new detention beds. In Las Vegas, when someone is picked up on an immigration violation, there is no place to put them. That is what this legislation does, actual money--not authorizing money but actual money. That is important. It creates a mandatory employer verification system, which is so important, and a pathway to legalization for 12 million people, like my friend Tommy from Searchlight, NV. What do they do? They work, they pay taxes, they learn English, they stay out of trouble, and they pay fines and penalties. That is important. AgJOBS. The DREAM Act. This legislation is important. It has come about as a result of a lot of hard work. For example, we have had 36 hearings, 6 days of committee action, 59 committee amendments, 21 days of Senate debate, and 92 Senate floor amendments. I know the vote for everyone here today is a difficult vote. For some of us, it may be the most difficult of our careers. There is no perfect answer to this problem of immigration, but there are two paths. One path is diversion and negativity, while the other embraces hope. One path embraces exclusion, the other embraces the American dream.”