Chairman. I rise in strong support of the McCollum amendment. When Congress enacted employer sanctions as part of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. we did so in recognition of the fact that the primary reason immigrants come to the United States is to find jobs. and that we cannot possibly stop illegal immigration unless we stop employers from hiring illegal immigrants. Unfortunately. however. we made the employer sanctions law virtually impossible to enforce. because we failed to provide a sound and dependable way for employers to determine whether or not a prospective employee is here in the United States legally. Right now. a person can use any of 29 documents to demonstrate work eligibility.
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