I feel. ought to be able to become law without serious controversy. since it embodies a proposal which enjoys the support of the administration. was adopted in committee without dissenting vote. and which only seeks. in effect to encourage greater respect for the spirit and letter of the law among a very small group of employers. Section 214 would make it an offense. punishable by fine or imprisonment. knowinglyand Mr. Chairman. I repeat the word "knowingly"-to employ an alien who is in the country illegally. or who is in the country in an immigration status which makes such employment illegal. A few remarks about what this bill does not do are in order. since there has been significant misunderstanding about its thrust. This section does not seek to place any restriction on the alien that the law does not already put there.
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