I have worked diligently on many of the issues before us. However. I have never worked harder on any issue than I have on immigration reform since becoming chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration. Refugees. and International Law early last year. This effort has been worth it. After 12 days of hearings on all aspects of immigration reform. major investigative trips to all parts of our country to study immigration problems. after untold hours of meetings about all the issues associated with immigration. and after the first series of Joint hearings on immigration reform in over 30 years. I have introduced H.R. 5872. the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982. This is a bipartisan bill. as evidenced by the cosponsorship of my distinguished colleagues Congressmen McCLORY and HAMILTON FISH. Senator ALAN SIMPSON. my Senate counterpart as chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy. has introduced an identical bill in the Senate. While our bill is a Joint effort. ALAN SIMPSON deserves a great deal of the credit.
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