It owes much to hundreds. indeed thousands of Americansprivate citizens and public officials. not just In Congress but in Governors mansions. I think particularly of Gov. Dick Lamb of Colorado. who has been a marvelous and extraordinary ally in the cause. former President Jerry Ford. who watched attentively when he was President trying to work toward a resolution of the problem of Illegal Immigration. He has been remarkable and of great assistance. So we owe much to literally thousands of Americans and those who are not Americans. A great many hearings and formal consultations have been held on the myriad subjects related to this bill. In addition. we have had access to all of the excellent prior work on immigration reform done in the past few years. including the efforts of the administrations of Presidents Ford and Carter. I never thought at the beginning that I would thank President Carter for appointing me to the Select Commission. It was not a task I sought.
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