Chairman. restricted legalization. twotier legalization. makes sense under the Wright amendment because it provides for controls. Mr. Chairman. first. the continued presence of a large number of undocumenteds is harmful both to U.S. society and to the undocumenteds themselves. Their exploitable posture results in various kinds of illegality. affects wage standards. impacts upon ethnic relations. and more. Second. the legalization of a significant portion of the undocumented population would enable us to manage better our immigration problems. The INS is currently devoting a substantial measure of its strained resources to the neverending and costly task of deporting people already integrated into American society. Legalization would allow those meager resources to be diverted and concentrated on programs that will be maximally effective in enforcing the law and in offering needed services. Third. legalization would permit employers dependent upon this pool of labor to use that labor. but now on a lawful basis. Finally. only through legalization will we be able to obtain the comprehensive knowledge of the current undocumented problem essential to population planning and dealing effectively with future flows. from whatever source. Mr. Chairman.
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