Speech #970225361

S. 2222. in its present form. would place the responsibilities for compliance on single corporate entities when in fact. hiring decisions are most often made on a local basis. This is especially true for multidivision and multiplant location corporations who do not. as a matter of practice. clear all hirings through a corporate headquarters. Thus. if not modified. this bill will focus the liability and any resulting punishment for employment of illegal aliens on the aggregated corporate level and not where the hiring decisions are made. The effect would be akin to "punishing the father for the sins of his children." It is my belief that. by adopting this amendment to create separate and distinct units of liability. we will be placing the onus of compliance directly on those people who do the hiring. Under the provisions of this amendment. it is these people who bear the burden of implementing the effort to control illegal immigration through this act who will be held responsible for failure to comply. Furthermore. the amendment clarifies that all violations by an employer during one adjudication proceeding against that employer be treated as a single violation. Thus. if the employer failed to check several employees documentation and INS brought action against the employer. that action would be considered one violation.