This is a worldwide problem. As Father Theadore M.. Hesburgh. who chaired the Select Commission on Immigration Reform. whose report provides the undergirding for the bill before us tonight. has said. one of the great problems in the entire world is the migration of people: The movement. the comings. the goings. the ebbs and the flows of human beings. To deal with that question of migration and movement in a sensitive. humane. decent. and moral way is a very great challenge. I cannot say that in every single component part our bill measures up to that standard of perfection that we want from the Judiciary Committee and we want in the House of Representatives. But I can stand before you. my colleagues in the House of Representatives. and say that this bill. though it has its imperfections. many of which we hope to work with and improve in the course of this markup beginning tomorrow. is the least imperfect bill that I believe. and our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee believe. could be produced. It is the product of years of work. The gentleman from New Jersey. our distinguished full committee chairman. has been and is. of course. the renowned expert in the field of immigration. and his record in this field goes back for decades. We have. starting with the administration of President Nixon right through the administration of President Reagan. support from the White House in behalf of immigration reform. But what really triggered where we are tonight and the SimpsonMazzoli immigration bill is the work done by the Commission headed by Father Hesburgh. That Commission made many recommendations which we will talk about tonight. But essentially it was the product of two full years of work.
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