Arlen Specter: “I believe the immigrants who are here 5 years or more ought to be treated like everybody else. It raises very similar…”

“I believe the immigrants who are here 5 years or more ought to be treated like everybody else. It raises very similar considerations to the arguments which I raised on the amendment by Senator Sessions. Where they have overpaid in taxes, like any other taxpayer, they ought to be able to get it back. Where they have children who are entitled to the child tax credit, children born in the United States would be excluded under the Ensign amendment. They ought to be treated like anyone else. When Senator DeMint talks about resentment and fairness, I believe there would be a lot of resentment and a lot of questioning of the fairness of treating the immigrants who have been here for more than 5 years in a discriminatory fashion, not giving them back money they overpaid in taxes, or not according their children the child tax credit. I yield the Senator from Texas 5 minutes on my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.”