President. I hope that we can accept this amendment even though it was altered and changed as we moved through the conference committee process last year. The Commission established in the bill is going to have to make a judgment that the flow of immigrants Into the United States has been curtailed. All of us are hopeful. if this is actually enacted into law. that there will be a curtailing of that. But. I. quite frankly. believe. and I think it has been demonstrated by an examination of the flow charts. that if the peso gets devalued 30 or 40 percent. you find a flood of undocumented aliens coming here from neighboring countries. or if there is continued conflict in Central America. that has as much of an effect in terms of flow lines and what is happening in the border areas. I was talking to a distinguished Congressman who represents the Laredo. TX. area yesterday. He pointed out that last year there was a 125percent increase In undocumenteds that have actually come across their border. They estimate that 1 out of 3 gets in here. But there has been a dramatic increase and there has almost been a 100percent increase in the flow. as there has been a 100percent increase in the Border Patrol. Mr. President.
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