Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980211794

It is a fairly easy thing for them to keep documents such as those required under this legislation. The same cannot be said for small employers and certainly not for individuals involved in casual hire. Under this bill we leave the proverbial foot in the door that will allow an overzealous INS to go into residential areas to ferret out citizens who may haveinnocently or nothired an illegal alien. or two. or three. This amendment is necessary to protect mom and pop businesses. small farmers. and families who hire domestics from criminal and civil liability. Immigration reform was never meant to include these people under the watchful eye of government. If we can extend to small employers an exemption from having to comply with the paperwork requirements of the bill. we can and should release small employers from civil and criminal liability. This amendment goes a long way toward improving the bill. and I ask that it be given favorable consideration.
Keywords matched
illegal alien Immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
SAM HALL
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-13
Speech ID
980211794
Paragraph
#1
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