Kendra S. Horn: “here we have another attraction for people to come here illegally and then realize, well, ``we are sort of dumb here and…”

“here we have another attraction for people to come here illegally and then realize, well, ``we are sort of dumb here and we will say `if you pay us $1,000, you can sort of stay around.''' Let us not just think about the young Americans that are pushed out of jobs by illegals, which started me on this issue in 1975. The leaders of Watts showed me how illegal immigrants were pushing out young people who were in entry jobs as teenagers in hotels, in restaurants, and in gasoline stations. But we are also harming people from other countries who are following the rules and want to come here legally. Let us look at the three major countries where future citizens are waiting for years. The Philippines. These are our allies. These are the people to whom we gave independence in 1946. They have been waiting in line since September 1986 to come legally to the United States under the first preference category. India. The richest ethnic community in the United States are the people who have come from India legally, doctors, lawyers, Ph.D.s on university faculties. Those waiting to come here under the fourth preference in India goes back to June 1985. Mexico. If you are a brother or a sister of an adult U.S. citizen, you have been ``standing in line'' legally in Mexico since 1986. They are not part of the 49 countries that pour over our southern border. They are trying to obey the laws of this land. How are we treating them?…”