I believe. Madam President. it is important to note. as we get into this issueand it will ariseyou will hear the phrase "discrimination" dovetailed often with the phrase of "nationality" or "alienage." That is not what we are speaking of. The Select Commission. the Immigration Subcommittee. Senator KENNEDY. myself. Members prior and Members present. all of us have dealt seriously with the issues of discrimination based on race. religion. ethnicity. and color of skin. The new discrimination is one called discrimination based on alienage. You want to listen to that very carefully when we get to it because it has nothing to do with color of skin or ethnicity or national origin. I think I can draw a very crisp exampleit means that if I. as an employer. am presented with two people. one who is a Canadian with a green card and one a United States citizen. and if I select the United States citizen. under a law prohibiting discrimination based upon alienage. the Canadian green card carrier could sue me through the auspices of the Federal Government on the basis that I had discriminated against him or her on the bases of alienage. That issue has diverted a bit of attention in the last weeks away from issues of real discrimination. which no one is even suggesting would be allowed to take place here. In fact.
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