We are not willing to pick up all of the cost that it is going to take to implement many of these programs. including the verification programs. So we have said. in addition to asking local governments and States to have to pick up additional costs. we are going to shift some of these costs off to the private sector and let them pay for it. I do not think this is a fair allocation of what is a constitutional Federal responsibility for our immigration laws. So. Mr. President. as I begin my comments on this specific amendment. I want to make it clear: I think we ought to have the strongest laws and commitment to enforce those laws against illegal immigration that are available to us. I think that it is appropriate to ask sponsors to be primarily responsible for legal aliens. I do not think we ought to be doing it in this bill.
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