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“moving forward in my last minute in conclusion, I just want to emphasize that ICE is out there in the field and they are dealing with employers on a daily basis face-to-face. USCIS is a stationary operation and they operate out of their offices wherever they might be located with the databases they have and the access that they have to the information. But USCIS wouldn't be in a position to come out and promote Basic Pilot on a face-to-face basis with employers. I would say the only entity out there that has better capability of interacting with employers, other than ICE, would be the IRS. It may be a good idea for us at some point to take up the idea of eliminating the tax deductibility of wages and benefits paid to illegals and let the IRS help with this enforcement. But what this amendment does is it encourages and directs that ICE go out and interact with the employers and promote with $5 million the utilization of the Basic Pilot Program. Mr. Chairman, I urge the adoption of the amendment.”