This is an amendment offered by the gentleman from California dealing with national service. What is the problem with the amendment? The amendment makes national service unworkable for virtually every organization that resides. or provides services. in areas where there may be some immigrants. documented or undocumented. This makes it impossible. as was stated by the National Catholic Charities. to provide services through a church. What happens is. there are worship services which. of course. may be taken care of by the amendment offered by the gentleman from California . but a soup kitchen. legal services. charitable donations of food and clothing. that would be prohibited because a church could not certify through a policy that it did not. in some way. provide service to the undocumented. and. therefore. because through some of the various activities it conducts. it may provide a service. unbeknownst to it. to an undocumented person. It cannot. therefore. qualify for national service. and it is not just the church. It is not just the Catholic Church. Mr. Chairman. the White House has said it opposes this amendment. The Attorney General. for those who are concerned about enforcement of our laws. especially our immigration laws. the Attorney General has written a letter saying she is opposed to this amendment because it is unworkable. But it is not just the church organizations. It goes beyond that.
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