Legalization is needed for several reasons. It would be disruptive. difficult. and unconscionable to round up and forcefully deport the large illegal population which lives in this country. And despite the public clamor for a tougher policy against illegal immigration. very few Americans would tolerate the monumental enforcement effort that would be required to accomplish this task. The concept of legalization recognizes that it is necessary and desirable to bring the "shadow" population forward to make employer sanctions work and to assure the success of future enforcement efforts. Illegal immigrants will continue to make their way to the United States in large numbers unless we enact an effective law to control this kind if immigration. The longer we avoid the issue. the more difficult it will be to respond to this problem. and the greater the likelihood of awakening an ugly reaction against our system of legal immigration. The SimpsonMazzoli bill is a reasonable compromise which would help control illegal immigration without being unfair or heavyhanded. As the House debates this issue. I hope that we will adopt the amendments mentioned above.
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