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William F. Smith: “The whole thrust behind this amendment is not to reform legal immigration. In fact, it is to kill any reform that we…”

On the recordMarch 21, 1996
The whole thrust behind this amendment is not to reform legal immigration. In fact, it is to kill any reform that we have in legal immigration. There is no separate legal immigration reform bill on the House side as there is on the Senate side. The gentlemen who have put forth this amendment to my knowledge have not proposed one amendment to reform legal immigration. I think that is very regrettable.
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William F. Smith
Texas

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Discussing an amendment related to legal immigration reform during a House debate.

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