Mr. Speaker. the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982. H.R 6514. is. in the words of todays Washington Post. "must legislation" for this Congress. It is a good bill that approaches immigration reform in a fair and balanced way. So many of our colleagues have taken the time to study the bill and ask me questions about it. that I thought a brief update would be helpful. The Senate passed its companion bill. S. 2222. introduced by Senator ALAN K. SIMPSON. by a vote of 80 to 19 The House Judiciary Committee passed the bill on September 22. The administration strongly supports passage of the legislation.
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