Speech #970275433

I believe what we are talking about now with the gentlemans amendment is actually to the heart of the entire immigration bill as it pertains to the potential for discrimination in terms of hiring of persons. I would say to my colleague from Texas that this amendment. if it is not passed. will just leave the doors wide open for persons to keep no records as it pertains to those persons who have applied for a position in a factory or whatever the case may be. It seems to me. my colleague from Texas and my colleague from California. that if in fact this does not become a reality that people will then be able to come in and say the following: that we never had anybody here and we never tried. in fact. to make an effort to hire those persons. It seems to me that what our colleague is saying here is that this would insure the Justice Department and all of those persons who are responsible for law enforcement as it relates to discrimination would be very much involved and that is what we have to protect. It seems to me that that is what we are trying to accomplish and the gentleman from California can correct me if I am wrong.