Mr. President. I will vote for final passage of S. 2222. the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982. This bill represents a compassionate and reasonable approach to the serious problems of illegal immigration and the need to set some limit on legal immigration. S. 2222 is the product of a bipartisan effect with a solid foundation laid by the findings of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy. weeks of congressional hearings and the efforts of the administrations task force. Most important. S. 2222 takes the first major step in providing a solution to the problem of illegal immigration. The number of illegal immigrants residing in the United States is estimated at 3.5 to 6 million. Some experts have estimated a net growth of 500.000 new undocumented aliens per year. Existing law has not been adequate to deal with this flow. The major reason aliens come to this country illegally is the prospect of employment.
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