With every law this House passes it also endorses some policy. That is why this amendment is so necessary. To endorse blanket legalizationamnestyfor millions of illegal aliens in this country would be unfair to the American citizen and to those people who have waited patientlyendlesslyto legally immigrate to the United States. I do not want our future legislative efforts to be jeopardized by granting blanket provisions that in the long run will weaken respect for and obedience to the laws of this country. The fact is that there are workable alternatives to blanket legalization which this body can adopt which will not weaken respect for our laws. I share the concern that legalization will act as a sign to attract many. many more illegal aliens to our land. How unfortunate it would be if a well intentioned amnesty provision encouraged aliens with the idea that they could fool the authorities about the length of their stay. As the bill now stands there is no realistic way to confirm the exact length of stay.
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Illegal aliens will fool authorities about the length of their stay.