Legalization will permit honest. hardworking persons who have developed substantial equities while living and working in this country to come out into the light of day and participate fully and openly in our social and political system. It would restore their pride in themselves and free them from the haunting fear of disclosure. The bill as originally brought to the Judiciary Committee in September contained provisions calling for major revisions of the legal immigration portion of the Immigration and National. ity Actthe reshaping of our prefer. ences and numerical limits on immigration. In my opinion. and as a result of my long experience in dealing with this subject. I felt that before we could se. riously address basic changes in our preference system. we must review the impact of the legalization program with regard to potential numbers of legal residents and relatives affected by this provision.
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