Yet the bill was daring enough to provide temporary resident status to all aliens continuously living in the United States from before 1982. to prohibit employers from knowingly hiring unauthorized aliens to work in the United States by imposing civil and criminal penalties on offenders. and to expand borderpatrol personnel by 50 percent. Mr. Speaker. I know that back home in my district in Connecticut. many of my constituents will be pleased with the passage of todays immigration reform bill. Many. however. will be disappointed with what they might consider to be a lenient amnesty program. I only want to say to these constituents that I sincerely believe the amnesty provision is essential to the reform package and is not only the fairest option for those aliens who have made this country their home. but is also the most pragmatic choice.
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