His job pays well above the minimum wage. And he is not coming for political. religious. or cultural reasons. he is coming for that job. Most experts on immigration agree that to stop illegal immigration. we must restrict the access of illegal aliens to American jobs. But the major question is how to restrict that access with the least intrusion and the least cost for Americans. yet make it effective. My answer is called fair hiring procedures. The most costeffective means of establishing fair hiring procedures is through a gradual approach. Fair hiring procedures concentrate immigration enforcement on just one aspect of the entire work environment. the point of hire. By focusing on that point. we can introduce enforcement measures without dislocation of industries or work forces. and limit the impact on Americans. We will not change the present INS enforcement techniques of examining all suspected immigration law violators wherever found. but fair hiring procedures require action only when a person applied and is hired for a job. The basic element In the procedure is to make it unlawful to knowingly hire an illegal immigrant. As a practical mat-
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