Eventually, some sort of immigration bill is going to be passed this Congress. We're trying to look for some common ground. Mr. Beer, we've talked about this before. In the past I've introduced something called the Safeguarding Benefits for Americans act, which prevents non citizens from receiving or normally referred to as welfare benefits. I just want to confirm that. You think that would be a good idea, probably improving the quality of immigrants we have coming here. Absolutely. Immigrants should be self sufficient when they. (00:16–00:26)
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