Speech #920254314

I want to express my agreement with the colloquy which is taking place at this moment with respect to this particular provision. It will create more injustice than it is designed to eliminate. The usual case is where an alien comes into this country illegally and finds a job somewhere. and then the Immigration Office or its investigators contact the alien and ask him. "Now. did your employer know that you were in this country illegally?" Invariably the alien. because of lack of educational attainment. will answer the question that the employer knew. So in almost every case under this provision. upon the testimony of that particular alien. the employer would be in violation of this particular provision of the law. So I say that to allow this provision to remain in the bill is to enable the immigration office to file charges against almost every employer who employs aliens irrespective of whether he knew they were in the country illegally or not. So I say that the particular provision of the law in this bill should be fully evaluated by the Judiciary Committee and under the immigration laws and amendments thereto should not belong in this particular bill. because right today we have over 300.000 aliens who are in this country illegally. They are working in this country. This provisiori would subject the employers to charges of violation of this particular provision and it would create an enormous injustice among the employers of this country.