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Do you think the United States should send American troops into El Salvador if needed to prevent the collapse of the Salvadoran governm ent? ...................................................... Do you support the Administrations policy of increasing military aid to El Salvador? ............. 3. Immigration Reform: Congress is considering a bill which would control illegal immigration by penalizing employers who hare undocumented workers and by legalizing aliens who can prove they enter the United States before January 1982. This bill is referred to as SimpsonMazzoli. in reference to its sponsors. Opponents say the SimpsonMazzoli bill would reward lawbreakers by allowing illegal aliens to remain in this country and to till ps needed by American workers. Civil rights advocates contend that the new penalties prohibiting the hiring of illegal aliens would lead to discrimination against Hispaniss and other minorities. Business groups oppose the penalties because they do not believe employers should be responsible for enforcing the law. On the other hand. supporters of the reform bill maintain that the legalization program is needed because it is impossible to locate and deport all illegal aliens. They argue that a new law against hiring such aliens would curb future immigration substantially by limiting access to job. Advocates also say the Simpson.Mazzoli bill strikes a gad balance between civil rights concerns and tle need to regain control of Americas borders. and that it offers the only real hope for immigration reform this year. 37 55 8 36 58 6 No Yes No anower On toh uppot the SimpooMaszoli Immigrato refo m ................................................ 4. Medicar. The greatest hiocease in federal opodog during the next 10 years wi be in Mdiare sod ethe federally funded health cam po ra The cost of Medicare has doubled in just 5 years tram $28 bilon to nearly $60 billon. and budget anats predc it wl doubie again by th of the decade.