I will vote against the conference report on S. 1200. I believe that the conference report represents real progress. but I am greatly concerned about two actions of the conferees. First. the conferees agreed to the House provision creating criminal penalties for employers who are convicted of a pattern and practice of knowingly hiring illegal aliens. Second. the conferees did not include the Housepassed provision temporarily suspending the deportations of Salvadorans and Nicaraguans from the United States. Although I do want to congratulate the Senate and House for the efforts they have made and the improvements in this conference report. I have concluded that the bill is still flawed. I believe that we do have a problem in this country with our inability to control illegal immigration. but I am convinced that it is not as big a problem as many would have us believe. I grew up and have lived virtually my entire life near our border with Mexico. In southern Arizona. we have created a thriving society that has integrated two cultures and two peoples.
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