Chairman. I rise in support of the Coleman amendment. It should be supported because: First. existing laws contain various penalties which can deter employers from hiring undocumented workers. Criminal sanctions are provided under Internal Revenue Code provisions. Substantial penalties already exist for use of fraudulent Social Security documents. Second. employers should not bear the onus of immigration law enforcement. They are already subject to various penalties for failure to withhold Social Security taxes and making other deductions from wages. for violations of Federal health and safety regulations. and so forth. I think what is so apparent here is here we have arguing on one side those Members of Congress representing border States. three from Texas right here. and New Mexico. and the apparent glaring lack of any kind of understanding of what happens in a border area inhabited by a number of my colleagues.
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