I rise in support of this legislation. I believe a lot that needed to be said was said during the debate on this bill last fall. and the bill is esssentially the same bill. It was drafted very carefully. with great concern for the rights not only of employers but also of people who might be subjected to the bill. the illegal aliens themselves. Spanishspeaking Americans. Americans of foreign birth and legally resident aliens. to make sure there was not something in the bill that would result in any improper discrimination against them. The fact is that this is a serious problem and it is a growing problem. Last year more than a half million illegal aliens were rounded up for deportation. and that was only the tip of the iceberg. We had testimony in Los Angeles. in El Paso. and in other places. by Mexican Americans. who said that they were being discriminated against by the very fact that illegal aliens were being employed. The purpose of the bill is to end that situation.
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