Chairman. I cite other organizations: CASA. the MexicanAmerican Political Association of California and other associated Los Angeles groups have firmly declared that the proposed billWill place every Spanish surname person in the United States in the position of having to justify his or her status every time he or she seeks employment. Carina Ramirez. director of chicano studies at the University of Texas in El Paso. is convinced that this bill would not deter employers of illegal aliens. She wrote me: "What they save in wages is far greater than any fine that could be imposed. On the other hand. those employers intimidated by the bill would be disinclined to hire any persons of Mexican descent.
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Every Spanish surname person will have to justify their status every time they seek employment.