Sen. Schumer in 1996: ‘If You Believe You Want to Stop Fraud and Immigration, You Have No Choice But to Support This Amendment’

Schumer I thank the ░░░░░░░░ salute him for his ░░░░░░░░ on this rise in ░░░░░░░░ of the amendment First ░░░░░░░░ all Social Security card ░░░░░░░░ used from one end ░░░░░░░░ America to the other ░░░░░░░░ an identification card right ░░░░░░░░ Who are we kidding ░░░░░░░░ you want to pass ░░░░░░░░ law and says it ░░░░░░░░ t be I would ░░░░░░░░ the chairman and the ░░░░░░░░ minority member of the ░░░░░░░░ Security committee to pass ░░░░░░░░ law But let s ░░░░░░░░ the truth Everywhere people ░░░░░░░░ they re asked for ░░░░░░░░ Social Security card In ░░░░░░░░ one way to prove ░░░░░░░░ bona fide person who ░░░░░░░░ have a job is ░░░░░░░░ ask for a driver ░░░░░░░░ license and a Social ░░░░░░░░ card This is an ░░░░░░░░ fraud amendment All over ░░░░░░░░ we go people say ░░░░░░░░ why can t you ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigrants or others ░░░░░░░░ coming here And the ░░░░░░░░ one answer we give ░░░░░░░░ constituents is when they ░░░░░░░░ here they can get ░░░░░░░░ get benefits against the ░░░░░░░░ because of fraud And ░░░░░░░░ the gentleman from Florida ░░░░░░░░ put together the most ░░░░░░░░ anti fraud measure we ░░░░░░░░ find without it changing ░░░░░░░░ actions of the government ░░░░░░░░ bit And we find ░░░░░░░░ this opposition Ladies and ░░░░░░░░ of this chamber what ░░░░░░░░ worry about is that ░░░░░░░░ bill which started out ░░░░░░░░ good intentions whether you ░░░░░░░░ with it or disagree ░░░░░░░░ it is going to ░░░░░░░░ up being the same ░░░░░░░░ of thing that the ░░░░░░░░ gets angry with us ░░░░░░░░ We say we re ░░░░░░░░ something and we do ░░░░░░░░ because every time someone ░░░░░░░░ a rational and small ░░░░░░░░ to get something done ░░░░░░░░ say well what about ░░░░░░░░ hypothetical that hypothetical et ░░░░░░░░ I urge support of ░░░░░░░░ amendment If you believe ░░░░░░░░ want to stop fraud ░░░░░░░░ immigration you have no ░░░░░░░░ but to support this ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN Gentlemen s time ░░░░░░░░ expired.”