I understand and share the frustrations of my constituents who are unemployed and cannot find work. It is difficult for any jobless American to understand how we can accept any additional employable people into the United States. And. because they are visible. the Cuban refugees are a particular target of such concern. While it would be wrong to admit an unlimited number of refugees. it would be equally wrong to blame them for our current unemployment problems which are a failure. not of the refugees. but of the Congress and President Carter. Equally. it would be a mistake to ignore the 5 millionsome say as high as 8 millionillegal aliens now in the United States. To focus on the currently 75.000 of 100.000 known. registered. sponsored Cuban refugees who. when employed will pay income and social security taxes. is to unfairly and wrongly ignore the millions of unknown aliens who are unidentified. working illegally and. presumably. out of fear of discovery. not paying their taxes. Truly. we should concentrate on dealing with these millions of illegal "immigrants" if we really want to be fair to our own. needy. jobseeking Americans. Mr. President. in discussing these findings and issues.
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