I want my colleagues to pay very, very close attention when I say that the majority of the people involved in this program are coming to this country, are bringing their families to this country, want to settle in this country, want to educate their children in this country. They are not doing this from long distance like it is totally legal for them to do, for example, to invest in our stock market from long distance. As the Senator from Massachusetts has said, these are people who for the most part plan to come into this country, bring their families, are in this country. That is one of the ways that you can come to this country. You want your children to go to good schools. You want them to have a better life than they do from where they might come--just the wide open spaces, the wide open opportunities of America.
Jay Rockefeller: “I want my colleagues to pay very, very close attention when I say that the majority of the people involved in this…”
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Discussing immigration and the intentions of individuals involved in a specific program.
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