This generous invitation which we engraved on the Statue of Liberty almost a century ago is one we find hard pressed to continue to honor. for. accompanying the growth of our country has been an increasing awareness that we too are a nation of limited resources and. therefore. limited opportunity. Thus. the number of persons that can share In our blessings must likewise be limited. Paced with 8 million unemployed persons in this country and perhaps as many as 4 million employed illegal aliens. I find It imperative that we take immediate. effective action to insure that those who occupy positions of employment are those legally entitled to do so. The alien painter example with which I chose to preface my comments serves to introduce a commonly held misconception that persons illegally employed in this country cause no economic harm because they occupy jobs which offer wages and conditions that are not attractive to persons legally entitled to employment.
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