Mr. Speaker. I would like to call to the attention of my colleagues action that has been initiated by the National Can Corp. in Chicago to insure against hiring of illegal aliens. We have all heard so much about Illegal aliens who are now in the United States and are taking jobs away from Americans. but National Can is doing something constructive to alleviate the problem. I want to commend the Board of Directors of the National Can Corp. for taking affirmative action to determine whether an individual has the legal right to be in the United States before making a decision to hire that individual. Especially now. when America finds itself in one of the highest unemployment cycles in our history. it is important that we put as many Americans to work in productive jobs as possible. With an unemployment rate approaching 9 percent. every job counts. According to officials at the Immigration and Naturalization Service. if all of business would adopt voluntary programs aimed at eliminating employment of illegal aliens. more than one million jobs for unemployed Americans would be opened up in a matter of months. and in 3 or 4 years. this could easily add up to an additional 2 million or more jobs for Americans. I would like to include at this point in news release I have received from National Can Corp. outlining this new program. The letter and news release follow:
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