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U.S.Embassy in Mexico Cityannounced that all that one would haveto do to get legal residence in theUnited States were to come to the U.S.Embassy compound,it would not be un-reasonable to predict that 30 millionMexicans would attempt to crowd thegrounds.And probably very few otherswould jeer at those wanting to leave.\"...Council on Hemispheric Affairs.  \n\"Each 1%increase in unemployment adds750,000 to 1,000,000 people to the food-stamp program,while a 1%increase ininflation adds $58 million to food-stampcosts.\"  \n..Secretary of Agriculture Bergland.  \nThis week we want you to look at the testimony of the Attorney-GeneralMEXIC0:of the United States before the House Appropriations Committee on theTHE TW0subject of illegal aliens from Mexico.We have been stressing this sub-SCENARIOSject in discussions of the all-important relationship_with Mexico becausethere are essentially two scenarios that crop up in official memorandaseeking to outline policy-options that are available to the U.S.Govern-ment,now that Mexico has the immense bargaining weapon of oil and gas:  \n(1)In the event of war,or an international crisis involving drastic re-  \n(1)IN THEarrangement of economic relationships worldwide(for instance,a disastrousEVENT OFcrisis for Middle East oil supplies),the U.S.scenario stresses that theWARUnited States bargaining weapons are(a)Mexico's inability to feed itself,making U.S.food as critically important to Mexico as Mexican oil and gaswould be to the United States,and(b)Mexico's need of U.S.spare partsto pace the industrial machinery of the country.  \nIt is believed that sufficient bargaining power exists under such circum-stances to warrant confidence regarding the supply of oil and gas,as Mexico expandsits availabilities.  \n(2)In peacetime,the scenario stresses the treatment of illegal aliens  \n(2)IN THEas the central weakness of Mexico that can be played off against U.S.EVENT OFneed for Mexican oil and gas,since this safety valve would be all impor-PEACETIMEtant to Mexico particularly if the U.S.effort to save Central AmericaBARGAININGand the Caribbean fails and the attack by the left reaches Mexico,therebeing general agreement now that Mexico is the real target;if EI Salva-dor falls,Guatemala would be next,and if Guatemala cannot be held,the issue of Mexican capacity to survive a revolutionary threat would be joined.Thisparticularly if social amelioration does not proceed fast enough in Mexico.  \nThen,the focus becomes,just now strong is the U.S.weapon(enforcementof U.s.laws against the illegal aliens)if it has to be used?  \nThe Attorney-General has defined this in terms suggesting that thisweapon is quite weak,too weak for the purpose it is intended to serve.  Read thetestimony:  \nThe Attorney-General offered up his findings to the House Appropriations  \nATTORNEY-Committee in these terms:GENERALSPEAKS ON(1)\"The best present estimate from our staff(Department of Justice,THE CENTRALwithin which the Immigration and Naturalization Service functions)rangesMEXICANfrom two to five million illegal aliens in the United States.  If reason-ISSUEable,this suggests that we have not(repeat not)been suffering a flow ofpermanent illegal aliens at anywhere near the rate of a million per yearover the last ten years or so.\"  \nThat is to say,this is a \"substantial and very serious problem.\"but itis not of the magnitude on which the U.S.Secretary of Labor bases his conclusion thatthe problem of U.S.unemployment cannot be solved unless drastic measures are takento stop the influx of illegal aliens from Mexico.  \nThe implied reduction in the estimated flow from Mexico weakens the notionthat Mexico can be fatally injured by a maximized effort at the border.The U.s.bar-gaining position loses weight under such a thesis.  \n(2)The Attorney-General was under strong pressure from the House to doWHAT ISsomething,to increase the border patrol,to ask for more mon","cbCaio5JWfMpUMF8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio5JWfMpUMF8","pdf",1009498,"English","# What does he expect the Select Committee to recommend?\n## What will Congress recommend?\n## The role of tighter border patrols and lawful entrants","[{\"question\":\"What two policy scenarios does the letter describe regarding U.S. relations with Mexico?\",\"answer\":\"The letter describes a wartime/international crisis scenario focused on bargaining weapons tied to Mexico’s vulnerabilities, and a peacetime scenario focused on treatment of illegal aliens as a central weakness and leverage.\"},{\"question\":\"What estimate does the Attorney-General provide for the number of illegal aliens in the United States?\",\"answer\":\"He cites the best estimate from staff at the Department of Justice that illegal aliens range from two to five million, implying the flow of permanent illegal aliens has not been as high as one million per year over the prior decade.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the Attorney-General resist increasing enforcement funding immediately?\",\"answer\":\"He argues that additional resources could increase apprehensions but would not address the cause of illegal migration, emphasizing that judicial restraints, public opinion, and southern-border conditions make current statutes difficult to enforce until a January or February 1981 committee report supports statutory action.\"}]","HANSON'S LATIN AMRICAN LETTER - Number 1834 - What Will Congress Recommend? | PDF",1789967510,13]