Speech #980210390

One would restore a more limited twotiered legalization. Another would delete authorization for 100 percent Federal reimbursement for State and local public assistance to newly legalized aliens and authorize. in its place. a block grant to cover State and local costs. A third would delete a provision making verification of employment eligibility voluntary until an employer has been found to have an illegal alien in his employ. Retention of that provision would weaken employer sanctions. Other administrationsupported amendments (a) delete new warrant requirements for open field enforcement activities. and (b) revise the adjudication and asylum provisions along the lines of the Senate bill. During floor consideration of H.R. 1510. I plan to offer an amendment to delete section 114. That provision. added in the Judiciary Committee markup this year. requires an Immigration and Naturalization Service officer. who does not have the consent of the owner of property. to have a "properly executed warrant" in order to enter onto a farm or other outdoor operationmore than 25 miles from the borderto conduct questioning or engage in related activities in the enforcement of the immigration laws. The committee action ignores Supreme Court precedents dealing with open areas and unreasonably imposes restrictions on INS that are not imposed on other law enforcement agencies. The warrant requirement will result in the creation of havens. or areas of sanctuary. for illegal alien workers. The realization that reaching one of these areas means an alien is likely to be able to remain will be a tremendous magnet drawing illegal alien workers to this country. The Immigration Reform and Control Act. however. is designed to remove magnets and control the influx of illegal aliens. To accomplish that purpose. the provision on warrants must be deleted. Our colleagues.