Mr. Speaker. I have never considered myself an alarmist. but I do believe that unless Congress comes to grips with this Nations growing immigration problems soon. there will be cause for alarm. It is imperative that we rise above regional. political. and special interests and develop a strong and fair Immigration system which can be effectively enforced. If we cannot. or will not. bring immigration under control. I fear we will lose control of our future. Strong measures to curtail illegal im. migration must be combined with a cap on legal immigration which will in. clude refugees and asylees. I would like to share with my col. leagues an article which appeared in the Fresno Bee recently in support ol setting. in law. firm annual limits on all categories of immigrants. The writer. Loy Bilderback. is a professor of history at California State Universi. ty. Fresno and a coauthor. with Paul and Anne Ehrlich. of "The Golden Door: International Migration. the United States and Mexico." As Prof. Bilderback states so eloquently: Throughout the world. there are millions of people in refugee camps and tens of ml. lions who would flee their situations if they had half a chance. The United States cannot materially lessen this suffering by granting admissions to our country. They are too many and our resources are too lim.
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