It is a situation that would not be tolerated anywhere else in the world. Mr. President. when we really have no idea of how many aliens are living and working illegally in this country. when we appear to lack the will and the resources to police our borders. when the problem of influx has simply become too large and complex to handle. there is a tendency to look for shortcuts to a bona fide immigration policy. The logic of the situation suggests that aliens enter this country in the timehonored search for work and opportunity. If we cannot control the borders. perhaps we can at least control the employment office. If we can deny work to people here in violation of our laws. perhaps there will no longer be an incentive for their coming. I have long been an opponent of dumping the burden of immigration policy into the lap of the American business community. The potential for honest mistakes in hiring practices is enormous. and the additional cost in complying with various regulations and procedures could be substantial. That is why I concluded several years ago.
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