Mr. Speaker. over 12 million illegal aliens. by best estimates. are in this country today. and an average of about 2 million a year are entering this country. and the Speaker of the House had the unmitigated gall to tell us that there is not a constituency that is concerned enough about the SimpsonMazzoli immigration reform bill to support it. to bring it to the floor of the House. The basic thrust of this bill is employer sanctions to make it illegal to knowingly hire an illegal alien. The reason most illegals cross our borders is to get a job and the only way to control illegal immigration is to cut off job opportunities. Yesterdays New York Times has a poll in it and that poll. the latest survey taken between October 7 and 10 of this year. shows that 79 percent of those surveyed believe it should be illegal to employ anyone who has entered this country without the proper papers. At the same time. this survey shows that 75 percent of the respondents of Hispanic descent. 75 percent. expressed approval of the restrictions on hiring illegal aliens. The Speaker says he is keeping the bill off the floor because Hispanics oppose it. but this Gallup poll shows 75 percent of the Hispanic community support the key provisions. It is time to sign that discharge petition.
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