JR.. of the full committee conducted an excellent markup session of the bill. and we emerged with a fine work product. I look forward to his continued leadership in this area. The bill contains elements which virtually every analyst of immigration reform believes are necessary if we are to bring order out of the present immigration chaos. First. it imposes penalties on employers who knowingly hire undocumented aliens. I emphasize the term "knowingly" because employers who innocently hire undocumented aliens will not be punished in any way under this bill. The purpose of these employer sanctions as they are called. is to end the job lure that brings undocumented aliens to this country. Contrary to popular belief. it is presently not ilegal to hire an undocumented alien. As a result. hundreds of thousands of undocumented aliens enter this country each year to take Jobs. These undocumented aliens come from all parts of the world. and take jobs in all sectors of our economy in all parts of our country. While no one knows for sure how many of these jobs might otherwise be taken by Americans. it is clear that there are at least some job displacements. especially at the lower end of the job scale. The bill contains various protections aimed at preventing any discrimination against minorities that might inadvertently arise from implementation of employee sanctions.
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