Today’s Senate subcommittee hearing on immigration began with a warning from chairman Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) about current rates of immigration.

Sessions believes the influx in the number of immigrants is too large, and “has created great stress on the job prospects and wages of Americans.” That group includes immigrants seeking permanent residency as well as those now in the U.S. on guest worker visas.

“The plain truth is that technology and robotics advance the quality of our lives and lowers the cost of products, but they eliminate many good jobs,” said Sessions. “At this point in time, our economy cannot sustain the current lawful rate of immigration, much less the illegal flow.”

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