Title Ila simply contains too many loopholes. grants the President unlimited power to restrict imports. establishes unwise precedents by the Congress. and is potentially damaging to the political and economic interests of the United States overseas. Our country just cannot afford to run the many risks inherent in this section. and I am hopeful that commonsense will prevail. and that we will expunge this regressive title. Finally. section 214pertaining to the employment of illegal alienswill create a severe and unnecessary hardship for many people in New York and the whole Northeast area. Further. it will help to perpetuate discriminatory treatment against the Spanishspeaking and other minority groups. and will bar employment opportunities to large numbers of legitimate workers. Our colleagues must realize. Mr. Chairman. that the problem of illegal alien employment not only applies to the use of Mexicans in the Southwest. The imposition of these provisions nationwide will create considerable hardship on Puerto Ricans. Cubans. and other Spanishspeaking as well as on Italians. Greeks. and other persons who either have some trace of an accent in their speech or may otherwise present the appearance of not being a citizen or resident alien. The section 214 requirement will become nothing more than a convenient excuse not to hire certain minority and ethnic group members. Also. as I have previously observed. the term "illegal alien" has become a code word for the Spanishspeaking and a good many innocent people in New York. New Jersey. Connecticut. and other east coast and Northeast locations will be victimized as they are already bearing the brunt of the campaign of halftruths and innuendos.
Identified stereotypes
Associating 'illegal alien' with Spanish-speaking people and implying they are a threat to employment opportunities for legitimate workers.