In 1986 this House acted for the first time with a Democratic majority in the House and Senate to make it against the law for American employers to hire somebody who is in the country illegally. That was a hard bill to pass. Not only the business community did not like it very much. but the immigrant advocate groups did not like it either. We did it. It brought illegal immigration down for a period of years. but the counterfeiting has caused it to go back up again. That is why we have the bill out here now. We have passed legislation a number of times since then. as well. and the Clinton administration has taken a number of very dramatic initiatives to deal with the problem. including recommending this kind of legislation. including appointing the members of the committee.
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