Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks, Director, for your testimony here.

There seems to be people in this Congress that can take the position that they respect, and defend, and protect the rule of law.

We are not going to down there. Okay. I do not think we are going to get that answer.

I just did not think it was arguable that this is a welfare state, but do you understand that it is incompatible to have an open borders policy and a welfare state at the same time?

But Milton Friedman's statement that an open borders policy is not compatible with the welfare state.

But it is. We do have a welfare state here, and it looks like our President is seeking to guarantee a middle class standard of living for anyone who might be inside the United States of America.

I think that it should go up.

But do you agree with Milton Friedman that a welfare state and an open borders policy are incompatible?

the crisis created by lack of sustainable forest management is crippling rural communities that believed the promises of L.A. Kneipp and the United States Government he represented.

Let us keep true to the ideals that inspired the development of our National Forests; people such as Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt.

It's always my honor to be recognized to speak here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, and I'm privileged to hear from the ``Dr. Phil Show'' that we've just listened to over this past 60 minutes. I have a few…

if you had more flexibility, you could diminish the effect of the potential furlough of our meat inspectors.

What is the rationale for rationing meat?

I think as Mr. Myhre said, the biggest barrier is fear of the unknown. Absolutely.

I actually just came back from some fairly intense negotiations over there on this, and I am not at this point optimistic we are going to get something done.

I am not at this point optimistic we are going to get something done because trade protectionism is often masked in those kind of issues.

We are in the process of opening up our negotiations with the Trans-Atlantic Trade Agreement.

Would you agree that wages and benefits knowingly paid to people who cannot lawfully work in the United States should not be tax-deductible as a business expense?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank all the witnesses. I think this is an excellent panel.

I want to thank all the witnesses. I think this is an excellent panel.

I would submit that since the '86 amnesty act was passed, there has been a decreasing enforcement of our immigration law in each succeeding Administration.

I would agree with Ms. Reynolds. The president has a right to appoint three of the five, and hopefully have nominees that are acceptable to the Senate.

President Reagan cooperated with Senate Majority Leader Byrd.

Would you agree, Mr. Teitelbaum, that there are many businesses in this country that have been predicated upon the presumption that there would be unskilled and often illegal labor to fill those ranks?

I appreciate you putting that into the record, thank you.