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...main obstacles to that effort. One is widespread misunderstanding, particularly among employers, of what the bill actually says. The other is the impossibility of pinning down basic information like how many aliens are living in the U.S. Laments New York Republican Congressman Bill Green, who voted for Simpson-Mazzoli: "It's hard to get a handle on the facts...
...purpose is to regain "control of our own borders," in President Reagan's words, and to prevent the further explosion of a shadow society composed of immigrants who live in the U.S. outside either the protection or the obligations of American law. To that end, Simpson-Mazzoli has two major facets, each of which presents immense administrative difficulties...
These bosses are wildly misinterpreting the bill. Fines would apply not to employers who have illegal aliens on the payroll now, but to those who hire undocumented workers six months (House version) or one year (Senate) after Simpson-Mazzoli becomes law. Moreover, employers would have no obligation to verify the Social Security cards, birth certificates, driver's licenses or other credentials that applicants might present; in most cases, just asking to see two such documents would satisfy the Simpson-Mazzoli requirements...
...forged in such quantities that they can be bought for only $12 apiece. Anyone who can get a false birth certificate and one other document, like a driver's license, can usually get a Social Security card with little trouble. In sum, critics contend, Simpson-Mazzoli's documentation requirements are beyond the ability of the INS to enforce...
...other provision of Simpson-Mazzoli, as passed by the House, has stirred so much controversy that it might kill the whole bill. It would permit farmers, mostly in California, to import migrants to pick crops that would otherwise rot for lack of field hands. Opponents charge that those "guest workers"-the total might swell to 500,000-would be cruelly exploited. Cesar Chavez, president of the 40,000-member United Farm Workers, calls the provision a "rent-a-slave" program; the AFL-CIO and Senator Simpson also denounce it. The provision will probably be modified or dropped in the House...