Mr. President. by way of background on this subject. let me say that when Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. under the leadership of its chief sponsor Senator SIMPSON. it made it unlawful in this country to discriminate against persons based on their legal immigration status. This new basis for discrimination complaints was a response to the potential for a new form of discrimination emerging from the employer sanctions established by the 1986 act. We were presented with the real prospect that certain employers. not wanting to risk the new fines. would turn away "foreignlooking" or "foreignsounding" Job applicantseven though such applicants may in fact be American citizens or legal residents.
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