Finally. the civil rights activists apparently are claiming that the INS enters open fields merely at the sight of brownskinned people working in the field. and that then such a discriminatory practice can be remedied by a search warrant requirement. It is a very interesting statement. and I believe Senator MCCLURE has stated that every other businessman enjoys protection under the fourth amendment. That statement is only true if the employer conducts his buuiness indoors because if the employer conducts his business outofdoors. then he does not have the fourth amendment protection as would the owner of a construction firm. as would a person as we showed in the debate last year where two blocks from this Capitol they arrested a construction work force and half of them were illegal. undocumented personsthat is two blocks from the U.S. Capitolas we failed to deal with immigration reform and those persons continue to be exploited. So those working in outdoor. unsecured areasfrom any industry or businessare not subject to the protection of the fourth amendment. Remember again that only 8 to 15 percent of illegal. undocumented persons work in agriculture. So I think it is inaccurate to believe that the INS is simply cruising open fields or roads near open fields. They do not. They act on tips from employees or on evidence the growers have established a pattern or practice of illegal alien employment. A search warrant requirement will not stop such practices. It will just delay them. merely slow them up because. as the informers tips are eventually verified. then the warrant is procured.
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INS enters open fields merely at the sight of brownskinned people working in the field.