Speech #980219367

It has been all along for 4 years my contention. and it remains so at this moment. that this bill as it stands now without striking legalization is an unfair bill. It is a bill that is unfair to the millions and millions who have been standing in line for years to come into this country legally. It is unfair to the members of the American public who in this particular case are going to find themselves. if we grant legalization and we do not strike it from this bill. rewarding lawbreakers and making a mockery of our laws for legally proceeding under the legal immigration laws of our country. Unfairly. if we leave legalization in here. we are putting a magnet back in this bill that in large measure nullifies the employer sanctions which were designed to cut the magnet of jobs that draws people across the border. because legalization. on the other hand. if we would leave it in the bill. would in fact draw considerable numbers across the border in hopes that they might come in under this amnesty or that they might be given amnesty at some future date. The attendant hidden costs that are here in this bill are unfair to the American people.