I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.
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It's not realistic to say we are just going to start, all of a sudden, sending everybody home who is here on an undocumented basis, ... You've got to find some process for sorting through those who are here and those who have been here for some substantial period. You have to find some way for their legal status to be regularized ... as legal residents or something at some point in the future.Jeff Bingaman
The truth is, this is something the administration would dearly like.
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There are issues associated with the act that Congress may want to revisit. But if the Senate is going to make any significant changes, I believe we should work hard to build consensus first.
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The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.
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I have no doubt that Ms. Norton is an extremely decent and capable person ... I do have doubts about some of the policies she has promoted and whether they are consistent with the responsibilities of the job of Secretary of Interior.
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