Mr. Speaker. over a decade ago. the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy recognized that the magnet of job opportunities in the United States is a potent inducement to illegal immigration. Although Congress in 1986 passed legislation making it illegal knowingly to employ aliens lacking work authorization. we have not yet provided the essential missing element in the enforcement scheme. What remains lacking Is tamperresistant identification to facilitate accurate determinations of employment eligibility. The ready availability of fraudulent identifiers defeats the efforts of conscientious employers to avoid hiring persons illegally In this country. In 1980. as a member of the Select Commission.
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