Political Quotes

“It is hard to think of a time when you find the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Washington Times all agreeing on an issue. But this is, as I said before, not an issue of political ideology, it is an issue of simple justice. It is an issue that reflect what is best in this country, what is the best in us as Americans. In fact, it would be hard to think of a better example of how unworkable this provision is--the one in the bill that we seek to correct--than a woman who joined me at a press conference yesterday. Two years ago, she fled Peru. She had been horribly treated and threatened by rebel guerrillas there. She came to this country without proper documents. She was able to convince an immigration judge after an opportunity for a fair hearing that she would suffer persecution if she returned home. Yesterday, I asked her to tell about her experience. Less than two sentences into her story, as the memories of what she had put up with 2 years ago played back, she broke down crying.”