Speech #980217583

With a cutoff date of January 1. 1983. the estimated percentage of the population covered is 75 to 80 percent. with a cutoff date of January 1. 1982in other words. the bill before us. without the gentlemans amendment60 to 70 percent. with a cutoff date of January 1. 1981. 45 to 50 percent. with an estimated cutoff date of January 1. 1980. 35 to 40 percent. The gentleman from New Mexico has cited the experiences in other countries and estimates of experts that no more than 60 percent of those eligible will likely apply. so we are dealing perhaps with 20 percent of the undocumented worker population now in this country. I think the amendments that we will be hearing. this amendment and the future ones. should be considered in that context. I thank the gentleman for yielding.