I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. Mr. Chairman. let me say first and foremost that the adoption of the gentlemans amendment. the motion to strike legalization. would just destroy what we are attempting to achieve when we talk about trying to get together in order to support a bill that will have as its objective immigration reform. We are not going to achieve immigration reform unless we have a balance. Employer sanctions will address the problem of the unscrupulous employer who. with impunity. hires the undocumented alien. That is going to provide the disincentive to continued undocumented migration. On the other side. we have got to look at this problem realistically. There are perhaps 8 million undocumented persons in the country who are presently working. providing for their families. and paying taxes. There is no evidence that these people have not been decent individuals who would aspire to citizenship if they were given the opportunity. The administration recognizes the importance of this.
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