Speech #930318684

However. recent testimony before the Congress indicated that the act of 1963 has failed to achieve some of its original objectives. Officials of the U.S. De- or a prison sentence of upto 3 years (or rem partment ofLabor report that of an bbth).if such contractor has knowingly supr estimated 6.000 crew leaders operating- engaged the servicesof an. illegal alien. stre across State lines. fewer than 2.000 are Illegal alien has been defined to mean vidij registered as requiiked by the present law. any person who is an alien not lawfully. red . The puipose of H.R. 13342 is to remedy admitted for permanent residence. or eral the deficiencies of the Farm Labor Con- who has not been authorized by the At- .M tractor Registration Act of 1963. The bill torney General to accept employment. tion extends the - acts coverage. and I believe that a criminal penalty is mar strengthens its enforcement mecha- warranted in this limited instance as past nate nisms. experience has indicated that the acts thee H.R. 13342 deletes the acts limitation worst and most persistent offenders were M of coverage by including intrastate as generally those who have refused to pres well as interstate transactions. although register. tion dealings of a purely local and casual na- Illegal aliens have become an increas- corn ture continue to be exempted. The bill ingly large source of farm labor in this thrc also adds coverage for employment in- country. and the services of a con- othe volving the proceeding of agricultural tractor are often utilized to procure this mar commodities in an Unmanufactured clandestine workforce. The existing act ena state. I generally prohibits such activities by Reg The Secretary of Labor is authorized making it grounds for revoking orsus- tend to issue a certificate of registration to pending the contractors registration. of t applicants who fully describe their ac- However. if this tide of illegal imimigra- wor] tivities. who show proof of having ye- tion is to be stemmed. stricter enforce- A: hicle insurance. and who have not been ment and stronger penalties must be ap- we convicted of certain specified crimes. All plied against those who violate the act. ignc registered contractors are required to These additional steps are necessary in fore carry and disclose such certificates of light of the adverse effect such importa- and registration at designated times. The bill tion of illegal aliens has had on the whe broadens the information requirement wages and job security of our own citi- abu: that the farm labor contractor must pro- zens. especially in times such as these of wid vide migrant workers with regard to high unemployment. con the nature of the workers prospective This fact was dramatically under- or employment. All such Information must scored during a recent speechSeptem- the be in writing. in a language in which the ber 18by the Commissioner of the U.S. iste worker is fluent. and be in a form pre- Immigration and Naturalization Service. T scribed by the Secretary of Labor. Leonard F.