Mr. Speaker. the bill which the committee brings to the floor today. H.R. 4327. will assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service in rendering more efficient service to the public. I commend the chairman of the subcommittee and its members for their diligence in putting together this legislative package. The committee has long been concerned with the operations of INS. and in recent years the myriad of problems thrust upon the Service have taxed its vital resources. Its manpower in such areas as naturalization. adjudications. and investigations has been diverted to address problems of national dimensions. Many aspects of this bill will streamline INS operations to insure more effective utilization of INS manpower. Additionally. amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act will provide a more uniform interpretation of the act. Certain provisions of the law have resulted in the separation of families. and the committees role in the processing of private immigration bills has pointed to remedial legislation in this area. H.R. 4327 vests the Attorney General with discretionary authority to waive certain grounds of exclusion on behalf of spouses. parents. and children of U.S. citizens where the separation of families would result in extreme hardship. I am pleased to be associated with this bill. and in particular section 5 relating to foreign medical graduates.
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