On the recordSeptember 25, 1996
Members of the House, I was a cosponsor of this legislation. I stood in a press conference alongside the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Smith] and said we have got to do something to reduce legal immigration and to reduce illegal immigration. With a great deal of criticism from many people on my side, I said we had to pass a bill, and I was for the bill we introduced. But that is not the bill that is before the House today. We put together a bill that was to have reflected what the Barbara Jordan Commission recommended to us was to have been a bipartisan bill. It was going to be tough on employers that hire illegal aliens and include tough measures to stop illegal aliens from coming into the country and taking jobs.
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