Speech #970256787

Mr. President. no economy can produce an unlimited number of jobs. By allowing illegal aliens to take Jobs at a time when millions of American citizens are unemployed. we are playing with social and political dynamite. Should Congress affirmatively act to grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. in other words to per. manently give millions of jobs to these foreigners. I fear we will see a terrible backlash that will divide our country for years to come. No Member of this body will lose his Job to an illegal alien. Mike Royko. writing in the Chicago SunTimes of October 1. 1982. tells the story of one unemployed American. I hope we will remember the plight of our unemployed fellow citizens as we consider legislation to deal with illegal immigration. I ask that Mr. Roykos column be printed in the REcoRD. Supporters of amnesty contend that we have no choice but to give amnesty to illegal aliens. that the expense of enforcing our immigration laws is too great. Yet we could triple the number of border patrol officers and INS criminal investigators for a fraction of the increased welfare costs that will eventually result from amnesty. Could it be that amnestyopposed by the American peopleis popular here because it allows us to placate the pres. sure groups that favor immigration. The column follows: [From the Chicago SunTimes. Oct. 1. 1982]