Mr. Speaker. H.R. 4327 represents a bipartisan effort to streamline some of the operations of the Immigration Service. The bill incorporates many of the provisions of H.R. 7273. popularly known as the INS efficiency bill. which passed the House in the last Congress. The new administration. in hearings before the Immigration Subcommittee in June. reaffirmed the support given to this legislation by the prior administration. This year. I am pleased to serve again as a cosponsor of an important remedial measure that will minimize reliance on private bills to correct injustices. and eliminate wasteful statutory requirements. and streamline law enforcement to make the INS more efficient. Congress recently embarked on a major immigration law reform effort that will require many months. and perhaps years. to complete. In March of this year the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy submitted to the President and the Congress a broad range of proposals. The House and Senate Immigration Subcommittees held joint hearings in May to begin the congressional review of Select Commission recommendations. In July the administration described its proposals for immigration reform at another joint hearing of the House and Senate Immigration Subcommittees. Your House Immigration Subcommittee. in the weeks ahead. will hold a series of hearings on critical immigration issues. Mr. Speaker. noncontroversial corrections in immigration law. however. need not await the resolution of major policy debates. Congress has the opportunity now to pass legislation that will facilitate INS activities. improve service. and promote greater fairness.
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