Speech #1010216672

Chairman. I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 4300. the Family Unity and Employment Act of 1990. which will increase irwnngation. An overall 60percent increase of immigration from the current level of about 500.000 is among the masons why I am opposed to this bill. Moreover. the bill does not account for the financial impact on State and local governments and does not account for the number of illegal aliens entering into this country annually. Additionally. H.R. 4300 penalizes business for legitimate use of foreign workers and rewards illegal immigration through amnesty programs. Finally. H.R. 4300 is country specific. unfary allowing additional visas to only specified countries. About 500.000 people immigrate to the United States every year. If H.R. 4300 were to become law. the number of immigrants would increase at least 60 percent to an estimated 840.000 annually. We need to recognize the fact that it is the individual States that must foot the bill for the additional costs incurred when Congress mandates an increase in immigration. Health care and education are among such costs that must be incurred by the individual States. In 1986. the Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act which promised a onetime amnesty for aliens who had entered and been residing in this country illegally. H.R. 4300 violates our understanding of that onetime amnesty by granting amnesty to aliens who entered this country illegally after 1986. I am adamantly opposed to any proposal which would provide amnesty for Illegal aliens already in this country. Such a measure is unfair to those who entered this country legally. it would condone lawbreaking. and encourage an increased flow of illegal immigration. A national poll recently conducted by the Roper organization found that an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose legislation doubling the number of legal immigrants admitted to the United States each year. Unfortunately. we do not have the domestic resources to accommodate everyone who would like to immigrate to this country. We can not afford at this time to put an additional strain on our already overstretched domestic resources. Mr.