The House bill contained a similar increase when it was approved by the House Judiciary Committee. But under pressure from business lobbyists. the House Republican leadership quietly stripped that provision from the bill. with no vote and with no debate. No one can say to the American people with a straight face that this bill combats illegal immigration. when it gives employers a slap on the wrist if they hire illegal immigrant workers. Second. this bill fails to deal adequately with the serious problem of document fraud. Too many illegal workers obtain jobs by using fake documents to pass as legal immigrants or even U.S. citizens. Whats needed is more secure forms of birth certificates and other documents widely used to prove citizenship and identification. Birth certificates in particular are breeder documents. A fake birth certificate breeds a host of other fraud. With a fake birth certificate. an illegal immigrant can get a Social Security cardand often a passport. too. These fake documents enable them to get jobs illegally. and get welfare benefits illegally. too. Yet the Republican bill. under pressure from unscrupulous employers. doesnt crack down the way it should.
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