The thrust of this legislation deals with legalization and employer sanctions. and already provides for generous H2 provisions for agricultural growers. There have been a number of issues and questions raised during the course of the hearings on this bill. during the markup in the full committee. and here. on the floor. about the impact of employer sanctions. whether they could be used in a discriminatory way. As one who has followed immigration legislation over a long period of time. I pointed out to the Senate that whenever we have had provisions in the law that could be used in a discriminatory way in the area of immigration. they have been. That is the history of the American statutes on immigration. It is tragic. but it is true. and we have learned that from history. So. after a good deal of consideration. the chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the floor manager of the bill was finally prepared to accept the sunsetting of employer sanctions should there be a discovery by the General Accounting Office that there was widespread discrimination because of their implementation. We would revisit that particular issue after a 3year period. That has been accepted now by the Senate.
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