Today. population growth must be absorbed within our present geographical confines. and supported by diminishing resources. Thus. population growth. per se. is no longer a part of our strength. but a trend that. without new solutions. further complicates many of our most difficult problems. such as unemployment. social services. resource depletion. and environmental decay. Forty percent of our population growth today comes from immigration. If current trends continue. in a few short years. immigration will make up a great deal more of our population growth. Mr. Speaker. what this means is that immigration policy must be considered a critical national priority. Yet. our immigration policy is in chaos. mired in a narrow partisan rut. leaving the question of our future immigration population growth virtually unanswered and effectively uncontrolled. The Simpson/Mazzoli immigration bill should be defeated. deliberately considered and amended where necessary as a step in putting us on the path toward replacing current chaos with thoughtful. deliberate policy. This legislation should be acted upon by this House.
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