Mr. President. the illegal alien problem is evident everywhere in the United States. Contrary to widely held notions. it is not a phenomenon of the States. nearest the Mexican border. nor even only of the vineyards. truck gardens. and orchards of the Gulf States or the Pacific coast. The problem is felt emphatically in all areas of the contiguous States. This is brought into clear focus in an excellently written. front page. March 30 story by Omaha WorldHerald reporter David Tishendorf. In the story headlined. "Tide of Illegal Aliens Lapping at Midlands. Mr. Tishendorf points out that: These are a different kind of immigrant worker. They bring more than just a strong back and a willingness to work. Many are skilled and educated. They often hold goodpaying jobs at the expense of a citizen or legally admitted alien .... " The problem is of two kinds: The billions of dollars earned here and sent out of the country by illegal aliens. If this could be halted. it would make a substantial reduction in the deficit balance of payments. The large sums which are appropriated and expended to enforce the law by apprehending the illegal entrants and deporting them. This cost is estimated to be approximately $110 million per year. These funds are not only for border patrol. but also for investigation. apprehension and deportation activities throughout the country. Leonard Chapman. head of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. estimates there are some 8 million of these illegal aliens in the entire country. The WorldHerald reports that regional officials for Nebraska and Iowa estimate as many as 6.000 to 8.000 illegal aliens reside in those two States alone. What a lift to our unemployment problems if these people were not here. a place where they are not entitled to be.
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Generalization that illegal aliens take jobs from citizens and drain the economy.