Political Quotes

“the purpose of the series of motions which I will make, which I hope will be considered as a single motion for purposes of our final vote, is to strike from this legislation those sections which relate to the eligibility of legal immigrants--legal immigrants--to receive various Federal needs-based benefits. I do this because to have this language in this welfare bill is both redundant and punitive in terms of those communities which have large numbers of legal immigrants and will have significant costs shifted to them as a result of this legislation. I am joined in this effort by Senators Simon, Murray and Feinstein, who also recognize it would be inappropriate, and a duplication, to consider matters which have already been resolved by this body. As we will all recall, it was only a few weeks ago, May 2, to be precise, that the Senate passed the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act. This act, which had as its primary objective controlling illegal immigration into the United States, also contained provisions that restrict the rights of legal aliens to a variety of Federal needs-based programs.”