Mr. Speaker. I want to draw my colleagues attention to an amendment to the conference report on S. 358/H.R. 4300. the immigration reform bill considered by the House today. which at long last curtails the ability of U.S. airline and shipping industries to hire foreign nationals to take the place of striking American crewmembers during labor disputes. Finally. with the addition of this compromise language. these Industries will be encouraged to hire American replacement workers. After considerable study and attention by the Congress. this legislation. which I originally introduced as H.R. 285. was modified to meet the concerns of affected industries. This amendment has a long history of support by the Congress. In the 99th Congress. I offered an amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act to close this glaring loophole in our Immigration laws. which permits our domestic airlines and shipping companies to hire foreign workers to take the jobs of striking Americans on international routes. In no other domestic industry is this permitted to occur. If these industries want to hire replacement workers.
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