Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980043358

All of these efforts were designed to mitigate the magnetic pull which employment opportunities present to workers in economically distressed countries. None of these efforts has worked. It makes imminent sense to penalize those employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens. Now that we have drawn the lines and have distinguished between those aliens who are legally within the country and those who are not. we must have in place a mechanism which prevents the employment of unlawful aliens. I believe employer sanctions are the answer. and I believe their implementation is essential. Employers of less than four employees have no additional paperwork obligations. and therefore the majority of employers in this country are exempt from the bills verification procedures. These employers are not exempt from the provisions which forbid the hiring of an illegal alien. and well they should not be. Mr. President. my final concern touches upon the precious rights and liberties which attend life in America.
Keywords matched
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Classification

Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
MARK HATFIELD
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
OR
Gender
M
Date
1983-05-18
Speech ID
980043358
Paragraph
#2
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