Speech #970099055

TITLE TX. The Labor Certification Act. Together. these four proposals should substantially reduce illegal immigration by expanding opportunities to work lawfully in the United States and by prohibiting the employment of Illegal aliens outside of these programs. The "Temporarv Resident Status for Illegal Aliens" bill would permit illegal aliens. who were present in the United States -prior to January 1. 1980. and who are not ojheTwse exciudable. to apply for the new status of "temporary reside i." This status would be renewaoie every three years. and after a total of -ten years of continuous residence. those residents woula be elgioie to apply for permanent resident status if there were not other reasons .to exclude them and they could demonstrate English language ability. The United States has neither the resources. the capability. nor -the motivation to uproot and deport millions of illegal aliens. many of Whom have become integral memaers of the community. By granting limited legal status to the productive and lawabldlng members of these communities. this nation will acknowledge the reality of the situation. "The Unlawful Employment of Aliens Act" would prohibit employers of four or more employees from knowingly hiring illegal aliens. Civil fines would be assessed for each illegal alien hired and injunctions who follow a pattern or practice of hiring illegal aliens. "The Temporary Mexican Workers Act" establishes a twoyear program for the admission of nationals of Mexico for employment in jobs for which there is a shortage of domestic workers. The jobs could be in any field. skilled or unskilled. provided that there is a lack of available -labor. Since the program is a pilot project and is intended as a test. it would be limited in time to a twoyear period. and limited In size to 50.000 workers per year.