Mr. Speaker. when Senator ALAN SIMPSON and I. and our distinpished colleagues Congressmen ROBERT MCCLORY and HAMILTON FISH. introduced the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982. H.R. 5872. on March 17. like all new authors. we anxiously awaited the reviews. We had put a tremendous amount of preparation and background into the billover 100 hours of hearings. over 300 witnessesbut one still never knows what the critics will say. I am pleased to report that the critIcs have been very favorable. From our colleagues. many of whom have quickly joined as cosponsors of the bill. from editorial writers from around the country. from leading experts on immigration. such as former Attorneys General Benjamin Civiletti and Elliot Richardson. and Father Theodore Hesburgh. president of my alma mater. Notre Dame. and Chairman of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy. we have words of praise. This response is truly gratifying. We have a bill that is fair. is humane. is workable. and is necessary.
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