Mr. President. one way to reduce unemployment would be to remove illegal aliens from our work force. Unfortunately. the mass amnesty proposal being considered by Congress would foreclose that option and permanently give millions of Jobs to foreigners here in violation of our laws. Mr. PETER RODINO. chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary. recently said that the number of illegal aliens here may be as high as 12 million. The American Legion is concerned about unemployment. as are all of the Members of Congress. The Legions National Legislative News Bulletin of November 30 discusses the connection between illegal aliens and unemployment. Prof. Donald Huddle. an economist at Rice University. recently concluded that every 10 illegal aliens in our work force displace 7 American workers. Based on this information. the answer to our unemployment problem may be right before our eyes. A 5percent cut In the bloated food stamp program would provide funds to triple the enforcement efforts of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. If Congress had the courage to send illegal aliens home. we could put millions of Americans back to work. I ask that the American Legions National Legislative News Bulletin. and a letter dated December 3. 1982. from Mr. E.
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