June 15. will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood. Father Cogo and I have worked together for many years on an issue of mutual concern. U.S. immigration policy. The Immigration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee has called on him many times for his thoughtful and constructive counsel. and he was of immense assistance to the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy established by Congress and the special task force assembled by President Reagan. Through this long association. Father Cogo and I have developed a close personal friendship. I have come to know him as a great humanitarian and as an expert on Immigration in the broadest sense and on Italian immigrant issues in the singular sense. It is for his work in the latter area that Father Cogo has received wide acclaim. Since 1966. he has been executive national secretary of the American Committee on Italian Migration. a private. nonprofit. voluntary organization noted for its services to immigrants from Italy and other nations
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