The words penned by Emma Lazarus and carved into that statue have set the tone for what was our young and developing Nation. Those same words have made it both difficult and necessary to discuss the legislation before us today. H.R. 6514. the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982. The idealism represented by our Statue of Liberty makes it exceedingly difficult to admit that the time has arrived when we can no longer afford to be the golden door to whomever wishes to share in the liberty and comparative wealth with which America has been blessed. The better part of the first 200 years of our Nations history was marked by a vast frontier. virtually unlimited resources. and the promise of new found opportunity.
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