H 4542 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE May 3, 1995

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1995—MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF

THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC.

NO. 104–68)

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message

from the President of the United

States; which was read and, together

with the accompanying papers, without

objection, referred to the Committee

on the Judiciary, the Committee on

Economic and Educational Opportunities, and the Committee on Commerce

and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:

I am pleased to transmit today for

your immediate consideration and enactment the ‘‘Immigration Enforcement Improvements Act of 1995.’’ This

legislative proposal builds on the Administration’s FY 1996 Budget initiatives and complements the Presidential Memorandum I signed on February 7, 1995, which directs heads of executive departments and agencies to

strengthen control of our borders, increase worksite enforcement, improve

employment authorization verification, and expand the capability of the

Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to identify criminal aliens

and remove them from the United

States. Also transmitted is a sectionby-section analysis.

Some of the most significant provisions of this proposal will:

—Authorize the Attorney General to

increase the Border Patrol by no

fewer than 700 agents and add sufficient personnel to support those

agents for fiscal years 1996, 1997,

and 1998.

—Authorize the Attorney General to

increase the number of border inspectors to a level adequate to assure full staffing.

—Authorize an Employment Verification Pilot Program to conduct

tests of various methods of verifying work authorization status, including using the Social Security

Administration and INS databases.

The Pilot Program will determine

the most cost-effective, fraud-resistant, and nondiscriminatory

means of removing a significant incentive to illegal immigration—

employment in the United States.

—Reduce the number of documents

that may be used for employment

authorization.

—Increase substantially the penalties

for alien smuggling, illegal reentry,

failure to depart, employer violations, and immigration document

fraud.

—Streamline deportation and exclusion procedures so that the INS can

expeditiously remove more criminal aliens from the United States.

—Allow aliens to be excluded from

entering the United States during

extraordinary migration situations

or when the aliens are arriving on

board smuggling vessels. Persons

with a credible fear of persecution

in their countries of nationality

would be allowed to enter the United States to apply for asylum.

—Expand the use of the Racketeer

Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute to authorize

its use to pursue alien smuggling

organizations; permit the INS, with

judicial authorization, to intercept

wire, electronic, and oral communications of persons involved in

alien smuggling operations; and

make subject to forfeiture all property, both real and personal, used

or intended to be used to smuggle

aliens.

—Authorize Federal courts to require

criminal aliens to consent to their

deportation as a condition of probation.

—Permit new sanctions to be imposed against countries that refuse

to accept the deportation of their

nationals from the United States.

The proposal will allow the Secretary of State to refuse issuance

of all visas to nationals of those

countries.

—Authorize a Border Services User

Fee to help add additional inspectors at high volume ports-of-entry.

The new inspectors will facilitate

legal crossings; prevent entry by illegal aliens; and stop cross-border

drug smuggling. (Border States,

working with local communities,

would decide whether the fee

should be imposed in order to improve infrastructure.)

This legislative proposal, together

with my FY 1996 Budget and the February 7th Presidential Memorandum,

will continue this Administration’s unprecedented actions to combat illegal

immigration while facilitating legal

immigration. Our comprehensive strategy will protect the integrity of our

borders and laws without dulling the

luster of our Nation’s proud immigrant

heritage.

I urge the prompt and favorable consideration of this legislative proposal

by the Congress.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON.

THE WHITE H

fOUSE, May 3, 1995.

SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED

By unanimous consent, permission to

address the House, following the legislative program and any special orders

heretofore entered, was granted to:

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. DURBIN) to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous matter:)

Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today.

Mr. LAFALCE, for 5 minutes, today.

Mr. OWENS, for 5 minutes, today.

Mr. HOYER, for 5 minutes, today.

Mrs. SCHROEDER, for 5 minutes,

today.

Mr. MILLER of California, for 5 minutes, today.

Mr. DURBIN, for 5 minutes, today.

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. DUNCAN) to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material:)

Mr. FIELDS of Texas, for 5 minutes,

today.

Mr. DUNCAN

f, for 5 minutes, today.

EXTENSION OF REMARKS

By unanimous consent, permission to

revise and extend remarks was granted

to:

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. DURBIN) and to include extraneous matter:)

Mr. SCHUMER in four instances.

Mr. MFUME.

Mr. HAMILTON in four instances.

Ms. DELAURO.

Mr. OBERSTAR.

Mr. COYNE in two instances.

Mr. DIXON.

Mr. RICHARDSON in two instances.

Mr. STUPAK.

Mr. COLEMAN.

Mr. UNDERWOOD.

Mrs. LOWEY.

Mr. BERMAN in two instances.

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. DUNCAN) and to include extraneous matter:)

Mr. SHUSTER.

Mrs. MORELLA.

Mr. STEARNS.

Mrs. ROUKEMA in three instances.

Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut.

Mr. LEWIS of California.

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey.

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. OWENS) and to include extraneous matter:)

Mrs. MEEK of Florida.

Mr. PARKER.

Mrs. SCHROEDER.

Mr. BILIRAKIS.

Mr. BENTSEN.

Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois.

Ms. KAPTUR.

Mr. SANFORD.

Mr. ROGERS.

Mr. MANTON.

Mr. MCDADE.

Mr. GILLMOR in three instances.

Mr. LAHOOD.

Mrs. MALONEY

f.

SENATE BILLS AND A JOINT

RESOLUTION REFERRED

Bills and a joint resolution of the

Senate of the following titles were

taken from the Speaker’s table and,

under the rule, referred as follows:

S. 268. An act to authorize the collection of

fees for expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources;

S. 349. An act to reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program; to the Committee on Energy

and Natural Resources;

441S. 441. An act to reauthorize appropriations for certain programs under the Indian

Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources;

S. 523. An act to amend the Colorado River

Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control of