Suffice it to say. on the subject of Senator SIMPSONs humor. that many of us. before we came to Washington and encountered the acerbic tongue of the 671 Senator from Wyoming. had no idea what or where a gazoo was. It must have been that pioneering spirit that made Senator SIMPSON gravitate toward some of the toughest legislative assignments in this body. He quickly took on one of our Nations thorniest policy areas. immigration reform. and. through dogged perseverance. determination. and a keen sense of when and how to compromise. he pushed through the legislation that has become the foundation of our Nations immigration policy ever since. The bill that eventually passed was a tribute to our policymaking process here in Congress. It marked a strengthening of U.S. immigration policy. but also showed sensitivity to the serious concerns of some very thoughtful people. It tempered a toughening of border patrols with amnesty for illegal aliens who arrived in this country through the early 1980s. It balanced sanctions against employers who hired illegal aliens with provisions to protect legal aliens and citizens from unfair discrimination. It took him 6 years to do it. and I know that it was at times a frustrating march. It was an effort that other legislators might have given up. and left to another leader. or another time.
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