On the recordJuly 13, 1989
We must ask ourselves how many more people our country will be able to accommodate. We cannot be so generous that we stretch our own scarce resources to the breaking point and diminish the quality of American life for all.
Robert C. Byrd: “We must ask ourselves how many more people our country will be able to accommodate. We cannot be so generous that we…”
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Opposing a bill that would raise the national level of immigration.
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