I have agreed to allow the Attorney General to certify to Congress that she cannot comply with the mandatory criminal alien detention provisions of the recently enacted terrorism law. antiterrorism law. thereby obtaining a 1year grace period which could be extended or can be extended under this bill for 1 additional year on top of that 1year grace period. The Clinton administration has been tenacious in pleading with Congress to ease this criminal alien detention requirement. I would have preferred that the administration find facilities necessary to implement these provisions. On balance. though. the immigration bill is a very worthy measure. and I am pleased that it has been included in the omnibus spending bill. I ask unanimous consent a statement of legislative history be printed in the RECORD.
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