I do think that perhaps. one could read too much into my amendment. We are talking here of nothing more than allowing civil penalties to supplement existing criminal provisions. The reason for my amendment is. in dealing with issues which overwhelm law enforcement officials. that the criminal prosecutors. frankly. "dont like to mess with it." We found this very clear in our work with immigration reform. That is why Senator KENNEDY and I put this provision in the Immigration Act of 1990. The INS has found it to be very helpful. because this is a sting you can perform. That is a civil fine.
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