I urge my colleagues to oppose the Lungren amendment which would institute employment discrimination against legal U.S. residents. This legislation is regressive. both on legal and moral grounds. Under present law. residents admitted to this country are expected to support themselves. otherwise they are subject to deportation. It makes no sense to admit immigrants and refugees to this country. require them to work. and then allow employers to refuse them employment because of their immigration status. This amendment would restrict a legal residents right to worka right which has been consistently upheld by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has recognized the importance of a legal residents right to work as the very essence of personal freedom and opportunity that the 14th amendment intended to secure.
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