The Nation - News from Aug. 22, 1985
Tough sanctions on employers of illegal aliens would cause economic disruption and encourage discrimination against legal minority-member workers, the Heritage Foundation, a conservative private research organization, said in an analysis of pending immigration bills. It conceded that present immigration policy is not working and suggested increased Border Patrol enforcement and the creation of an agriculture “guest worker” program. The Reagan Administration and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce support employer sanctions.
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