Speech #1010057756

I rise in support of the legislation. Mr. Chairman. there is a pressing need for funding for the Office of Special Counsel for education and enforcement of the antidiscrimination provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 [IRCA]. In its second annual report on the employer sanctions provision of IRCA. the General Accounting Office [GAO] reported that 16 percent of the employers surveyed admit that they are engaging in discriminatory practices. According to GAO. this means that at least 528.000 employers have either adopted citizen only hiring policies or are checking the documents only of individuals who are foreign looking or sounding.