I thought those penalties were too stiff. and the House preferred to have no bill at all rather than to have the Douglas amendment remain in the bill. They said it would affect several thousand of the older Mexican people along the border who admittedly are in this country illegally. and have been for 10. 15. 20. or 30 years. living with their children. who. in the majority of cases. are American citizens. The Immigration Service apparently has let them remain. However. if we are to have a penalty for the employment of alien labor in the United States I think that it is unfair to impose that penalty on farmers along the Mexican border alone. If it is to be a felony to employ alien labor illegally in the United States. I believe that the penalty should apply to the employer in New York City or Brooklyn or Chicago or any other section of the country. and also to aliens from any part of the world. whether Mexico or Italy or Germany or any other place.
Keywords matched
Immigration alien labor