I support the Gallegly amendment. although in a conference committee I want to make sure. if this bill reaches a conference committee. that what he is proposing here is truly feasible. But I would like to just go construct my notions of why I think this is important. No one in this House. as far as I know it. is in favor of illegal immigration. There are some people who believe in open borders. but I have not heard anyone in this House ever articulate that. Now the issue is. are we going to stop with border enforcement. or are we going to have some interior enforcement? I am sorry to say that my friends in the majority do not seem to want to put a lot of resources into investigating industries that historically recruit undocumented workers. but now we have the question of the employment. As the gentleman from Massachusetts has just mentioned. employer sanctions were established to make it illegal to hire someone who is not here legally. The voluntary program now in the bill nas none of the privacy protections. none of the discrimination protections. none of the protections against mistakes that the Gallegly amendment has.
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