John Thune actually said...

"Immigrants have been an undeniably important part of our nation's economic success story, especially in the technology industry."

"Is anybody aware of examples where you have foreign workers, H-1B workers being paid less than U.S. workers would be?"

"According to a study by the Kauffman Foundation, over 20 percent of high-tech companies in the United States have been founded by immigrants."

"I think that if we can convince the American people that we are taking measures to ensure that this never happens again, we will have immigration reform this year."