Speech #920282690

Opportunity is easy to hire these poor and wretched people at pitiably low wages. Horrible conditions are present and exacerbate the difficulties of the Service. We must remove the incentives that encourage employers to hire these illegal aliens. Otherwise. among other disadvantages. American native employables suffer. Presently there are no penalties upon firms. farmers. and corporations hiring illegal aliens. There is the rub. Much exploitation of these unfortunate people by unscrupulous outfits is rampant. Most of these aliens are unskilled and ignorant. and those are easily imposed upon. This bill would make it unlawful to knowingly hire aliens who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent residence or who have not been authorized by the Attorney General to work while in the United States. The bill establishes the following threestep procedure for imposition of sanctions against employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens: First. for a first violation. the Attorney General would serve a citation on the employer informing of the violation. second. for a second violation within 2 years after receiving a citation. the Attorney General would impose a fine of not more than $500 for each alien. and third. for any additional violation the employer would be subject to a fine of $1.000 and/or 1year imprisonment for each alien. These conditions are reasonable and should alleviate much of the difficulties.