Mr. Chairman. today we are considering a most important bill. H.R. 7357. the Immigration Reform and Control Act. I would like to compliment the tremendous effort of Representative MAZZOLI. chairman of the Immigration. Refugees and International Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee. and all the subcommittee members. Without their dedication. this bill would never have reached the floor and a bill of this type is long overdue. As a new member of the full Judiciary Committee. I am very pleased to have been able to work on this bill. I have the dubious distinction of representing a district where immigration is now cited more often than any other as the most important problem facing the district today. Therefore I was very proud to have the opportunity to help shape what I consider to be the most important immigration legislation in many decades. Right now our immigration situation is clearly out of control. Due to our lack of a coherent policy we have sent a signal to the rest of the world which broadcasts that the United States is unable to secure her own borders. It was only a matter of time before someone put this to a test. Two years ago. the world watched as the dictator of an unfriendly country singlehandedly dictated U.S. immigration policy as he defiantly emptied his prisons and mental hospitals and sent people to the U.S. shores. The reaction of the United States to this hostile action was slow. indecisive. and inadequate. More than any other. this crisis clearly showed the urgent need for a strong. clear policy.
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