Mr. President. today. I am introducing two bills which. if enacted. would direct the Departments of Labor and Education to conduct a thorough study of their efforts to address the unique employment and educational needs of our Nations immigrants. All of the evidence that I have seen. clearly suggests that within our Nation. there are highly ascertainable pockets of "high immigrant impact" in which these future citizens tend to reside. In fact. I understand that 10 cities presently receive nearly 40 percent of all immigrants and that six States account for nearly 70 percent of the total immigrant population. Further. there is every indication that future immigrants will continue to gravitate toward the same locations. As a result. as a provision of the Health Services and Centers Amendments of 1978. we had a particular provision included that directed the Department of Health and Human Services to focus on their present efforts to insure high quality health services and to report back to the Congress any legislative recommendations that they might have. That report was indeed a most significant document and it clearly stated that these individuals do in fact have a number of unique problems that can be satisfactorily addressed if they are done so in a reasonable and timely fashion.
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