Was it so unworthy that we would try. in dealing with the problems of illegals. We must recognize that of the million and a half people that come into the United States illegally each year. about 350.000 remain in the United States. Get this: Of the workers that come here and remain here as illegal workers. half of them came to the United States legally. and overstayed their visas. No amount of border enforcement can deal with them. But they are still taking American jobs. and they are continuing to depress the wages of American workers. The only way you are going to get to these illegal workers is in the workplace. As the Jordan Commission pointed out. the most likely employers that hire illegals are also the ones that do not respect the fair standards for workers and the working conditions for American workers. We find that in regions of the country where you have the exploitation of workers. you find. by and large. the greatest numbers of those employers that hire the illegals. Now. inthe Senate bill we added 350 labor inspectors to find employers who violate our labor laws by hiring illegal immigrants. That is a 50percent increase in the amount �_q inspectors the Department of Labor burrently has. What happened to that provision?
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