And. such identification can only be requested at the time of hiring and only by an employernever by any other officials. Without a verification procedure. sanctions cannot be implemented nor will they be effective. Another integral part of this immigration control package is a program to deal with the millions of undocumented aliens now living in the United States. some of whom have been here for many years. Devising such a program has been one of the most difficult challenges faced in crafting this bill. It became clear to our subcommittee early in the development of a reform bill that the United States had neither the personnel nor the resourcesnor probably the national willto conduct a massive deportation of all persons here without proper papers. For my part. even were there the personnel. resources and will. I do not feel a deportation of every undocumented person would be humane. generous or in keeping with the tradition and spirit of our land. Well. if we dont deport them. what do we do with them? We establishas H.R. 3810 doesa carefully controlled. casebycase legalization program for those undocumented aliens who can prove they have been in the United States since January 1. 1982. This is not a wave of the hand blanket amnesty. as some have suggested. but a case by case carefully controlled legalization program. Each applicant for legalization will have to establish that he or she has been a positive contributor to society. and has not violated any major criminal laws.
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