I believe that it will leave us in the same position we are in now. Originally. proposed legislation in this area would have created a presumption that an employer employing aliens not entitled to accept employment did so knowingly. and would have made such an employer criminally liable upon such a showing. There was substantial objection to this approach on two counts: First. many individuals. including myself. feared that the effect of this law would be to justify and even encourage job discrimination against the foreign born. or those with foreign accents. or those with swarthy skins. second. some individuals asserted that the law would place an undue burden upon the employer. imperiling himby the use of a possibly unconstitutional presumptionfor conduct not his own. Section 275 of the existing Immigration and Nationality Act imposes criminal penalties upon aliens who enter the country illegally. but. according to the committee report on this bill: It has proved to be an ineffective deterrent in the case of an alien who crosses the border illegally for the sole purpose of sustaining himself and his family. Moreover. the United States attorneys office are reluctant to prosecute cases of illegal entry and even when prosecutions are instituted. convictions are infrequent. The Judiciary Committee. taking cognizance of the objections noted above. rewrote the legislation.
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