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John Conyers: I will tell the gentleman, there is another little nervous provision in here from my point of view. The certification of…

On the recordMarch 21, 1996
I will tell the gentleman, there is another little nervous provision in here from my point of view. The certification of the workers goes from the Department of Labor to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Does that raise a red light with anybody in this body besides me? One other person, a few more. Look, INS is particularly unqualified to make labor certifications. They are looking for people who do not belong here. So these things, I would say to the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Goodlatte], make me reluctant to be enthusiastic about this amendment.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing concerns over an amendment related to labor certification and immigration policy.

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