The figures he used mostly dated to 1967. when unemployment rates. along the border and elsewhere. were lower than they are now. But the generalizations he draws from his careful study will stand up today. There are a great numberinherently. of course. an unknown number. of illegal aliens working within our borders. They are taking jobs away from others who have a better right to those jobs because they are here legally. The illegals are depressing wages and working conditions for the legal residentsand the illegals are not themselves really benefiting from these practices. The only real beneficiarythe one figure in this whole sordid story who has everything to gain and nothing to lose is the unscrupulous employer who knowingly employs the illegal aliennot out of compassion. not out of some sense that the alien should get a better breakbut because he can use the illegal alien without any risk to himself and laugh at the laws so painfully put on the books to protect working men and women. Section 214 of H.R. 7130. Mr.
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Illegal aliens are taking jobs away from others who have a better right to those jobs.