[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 116 (Thursday, July 31, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S10589]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TEMPORARY ENTRY PROVISIONS IN THE CHILE AND SINGAPORE FREE TRADE 
                               AGREEMENTS

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, S. Res. 211 
regarding immigration provisions is agreed to, the preamble is agreed 
to, and the motions to reconsider are laid on the table, en bloc.
  The resolution (S. Res. 211) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 211

       Whereas the transmittal of the legislation implementing the 
     Chile and Singapore Free Trade Agreements to the Senate on 
     July 15, 2003, was preceded by debate over whether temporary 
     entry provisions in both the underlying language of the Chile 
     and Singapore Free Trade Agreements and in the implementing 
     legislation should be included;
       Whereas article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution 
     authorizes Congress ``to regulate Commerce with foreign 
     Nations, and among the several States'', and article I, 
     section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution provides that 
     Congress shall have power to ``establish an uniform Rule of 
     Naturalization'';
       Whereas the Supreme Court has long interpreted these 
     provisions of the Constitution to grant Congress plenary 
     power over immigration policy;
       Whereas members of the Senate often disagree about 
     immigration policy, but agree that the formulation of 
     immigration policy belongs to Congress; and
       Whereas the practice of negotiating temporary entry 
     provisions in the context of bilateral or multilateral trade 
     agreements curtails the ability of Congress to regulate the 
     Nation's immigration policies, including the admission of 
     foreign nationals: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) trade agreements are not the appropriate vehicle for 
     enacting immigration-related laws or modifying current 
     immigration policy; and
       (2) future trade agreements to which the United States is a 
     party and the legislation implementing the agreements should 
     not contain immigration-related provisions.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader is recognized.

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