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Official title: Immigration (Executive Calendar)
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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. TUBERVILLE. Mr. President, we are blessed to live in a nation that has withstood the test of time for 250 years. This country has had its fair share of problems, but we have been able to overcome and get by together, at the end of the day, because we believe in America and what it stands for.
through the years and have given hope to so many who were seeking a better life. American values are rooted in liberty, equality, opportunity, self-governance, and the rule of law.
religious, or economic. Since our founding, individual freedoms have been the foundation of American society. You are free to choose what you believe, how you worship, what work you pursue, and how you build a life for yourself.
Equality means that, in this country, we don't have a caste system. We don't tell people they are stuck where they are born. We believe all men are created equal, and everyone has the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background—an opportunity that makes this country very special.
You know, I used to tell my players all the time: This country owes you nothing but an opportunity to achieve what you want to achieve.
point as soon as you would like, but the country that you love so much—that we all love so much—gives that chance to get back up and go again.
up to you. That is the American dream. That is what this country is about—the belief that, if you are willing to work hard, you can build a better life. The American dream is unique to this country alone.
so great. No one is above the law—not citizen, not newcomer, not even the government itself. In America, if you live here, you are expected to follow the law, period.
Those are the values that have made this country great. Those are the values that drew generations of immigrants to our shores over 250 years. Sadly—sadly—today, we are not seeing immigrants with the same mentality moving to this country.
For most of our history, people have come here to become Americans. They came here to assimilate. They worked hard, they learned, they followed the law, and they contributed. That is what this country is all about.
people coming to this country with no intention of assimilating into our culture or our way of life. People from third-world hellholes are being let into this country who have no desire to adapt to our way of life. They not only refuse to work, but they also choose to take advantage of America's welfare system, forcing hard-working Americans to bankroll their lives.
share our values and refuse to assimilate—why are we letting them into our country?
The word “assimilate” is often treated with suspicion because it is often related to racism. But assimilation has absolutely nothing to do with race; it is about values. “Assimilation” doesn't mean you abandon your heritage or your faith or forget where you are from; it is about embracing a new, shared belief system.
People that came here in the past understood this. Examples would be Italian Americans, Greek Americans, German Americans who brought elements of their heritage with them, but
they understood that they had new responsibilities. When they embraced this country, they embraced our values: respect the law, be committed to a constitutional government, and participate in the civic duties that enable a society to remain free.