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Mr. Speaker. the House recently passed an important piece of legislation. the Immigration and Naturalization Service Efficiency bill. H.R. 4327. I am proud to have authored this legislation along with my six colleagues on the Immigration. Refugees. and International Law Subcommittee. This bill will save the American taxpayer an average of $2 million per year over the next 5 years. It will also streamline and modernize some of the operations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. one of the most burdened and long ignored agencies. The Washington Post recently prepared an excellent editorial outlining the value of the INS efficiency bill. I ask unanimous consent that a copy of that Washington Post editorial be inserted in the RECORD at this point: [The Washington Post. Dec. 2. 1981) IMMIGRATION: WHAT To Do Now Soon after the Christmas recess. Congress will have to grapple seriously with the problem of immigration reform. It will be taking on such thorny subjects as 1) an overall limitation on the number of immigrants. 2) what to do about undocumented workers already living in the United States. and 3) the difficult moral and economic questions regarding various nations responsibilities for the worlds refugees. The administration has sent Congress its own comprehensive package of reforms. and the Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy. created by Congress in 1979. has also proposed substantial amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act. Naturally. there is no unanimity concerning what to do. Experts and government officials do agree. however. on the issues that need to be addressed. and there