Speech #1000014204

Mr. Speaker. the regulations announced by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to implement the SimpsonRodino Immigration Act are in direct contravention of this Act and violate the spirit and intent of the Congress. These regulations are onerous. restrictive. and potentially fraught with discrimination. In addition. the budget request to implement the law suggests that the administration is trying to starve the act to death. The twin components of this legislation. employer sanctions and legalization. cannot work unless they are properly enforced. and as far as legalization is concerned. generously applied. Most glaring in these initial regulations are the following: Extremely high $185perworker processing fee. the absence of any mechanisms to enforce antidiscrimination provisions. the burden placed on farmworkers and growers to participate. the onerous requirements of documentation and continuous residence. and the huge recordkeeping burdens placed on businessesnot to mention the unlimited access INS has to search business and employer records without a search warrant.