Mr. Speaker. the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982 is in my opinion very poor legislation. It. among other things. extends immediate legalization or amnesty to all illegal aliens who have been In the United States since January of 1978. No one knows how many people this involves. The estimates range from a low of 3 million to a high of 12 million. One year Is given to the Immigration Service to complete the adjudication on this matter. There are no systems prescribed for adjudication nor any appellate apparatus. Supposing. for example. that 6 million illegal aliens come forward: Who is going to Judge 6 million cases? The Immigration Service cannot handle its precent obligation. let alone take on a task of such monumental proportions. And it Is not just a question of checking documents. Some are going to say: I was here illegallyI took all my pay in cashI didnt have a social security numberI never put anything in my own name. but my friend here will testify that I was here on January 1 of 1978. because we had a beer together.
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