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This is only the most recent example of this demagogic policy. The degree of this irresponsibility is even more appalling when you consider that the provision which he so denounced was passed by a majority of this House. and a similar provision has been passed by the other body. The same ethnic politics have been practiced shamelessly in the case of illegal aliens. There are 10 million illegal aliens in this country. while we have steadily growing unemployment among this countrys own citizens. including Mexican Americans. No other country on Earth would tolerate such a situation. Yet the administration began its response to this problem in 1977. when the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) reclassified these millions and changed the term from "illegal aliens" to "undocumented workers." Under the law. which President Carter swore to faithfully execute. these are aliens who are here illegally. They have violated the law by being in this country. not by failing to have documents. Since Mr. Carters inauguration. millions more illegal aliens have poured into this country. creating the perfect atmosphere in which racial hatred and national division can thrive. In an act perfectly timed to help the President in his primary campaign. the INS was ordered to cease raids to ferret out illegal aliens for 6 months. The Chief Executive. whose primary duty is to enforce the law. ordered a ban on its enforcement. Even more shocking was the reason given for this ban: raids made to enforce the law. to get people out of this country who by law are not supposed to be here. were suspended so that these illegal aliens could be counted in the census. along with. and on an equal basis with. our own citizens. I repeat. Mr.