Speech #530131457

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to point out that we struggled long and hard to deal with this subject. to grapple with it. because we are confronted with enormous problems when we consider the admission of refugees. immigration. under our preference system which was worked out with some vision. some foresight. As a result. I some time ago expressed the idea. and I have expressed it in many. many circles that maybe we ought to have an immigration policy that takes into account all of these factors. So it is for that reason that I point out. first of all. to the gentleman the language in the bill which calls for a report on immigrant admissions and impacts. It is a very extensive. comprehensive kind of report that we are demanding in the bill. to include a requirement that the President shall transmit to the Congress not later than January 1. 1987. not later than January 1 of every third year thereafter. a comprehensive report on the impact on the economy. labor market. housing market. and a host of factors that I feel are necessary to consider. Now.