Speech #980078093

Mr. Speaker. there are many important and difficult issues before this body at the present time. In my mind. one of the most important is the need to reform our Nations immigration laws. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1983. H.R. 1510. is now ready for floor consideration. It passed the Judiciary Committee on May 5 by a vote of 20 to 10. Because of its broad scope. it was referred to four other committees. These committees completed their deliberations on H.R. 1510 More than 180 Members of the House have examined the bill in detail through the various committee deliberations. This bill has received the type of intensive scrutiny a major piece of legislationmaking thoroughgoing changes in the Nations immigration laws for the first time in 30 yearsmust receive. Now it is time to move H.R. 1510 to the floor and to a vote. I believe most of our colleagues are familiar with current conditions which have generated the need for this bipartisan legislationthe continued largescale flow of undocumented aliens into our country. some of whom take Jobs from U.S. citizens. the un-