COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts, Chairman BIRCH BAYH, Indiana STROM THURMOND, South Carolina STEPHEN BREYER, Chief Counsel JERRY TINKER, Counsel for Immigration and Refugee Affairs FOREWORD Since the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy was established by Congress in late 1978, the Senate Judiciary Committee has attempted to support its work by making available the resources of its staff as well as the research capabilities of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. In continuation of this effort, I asked CRS to collect in a single volume a full range of background readings and opinions on some of the hard issues facing the Commission-issues which will also face Congress and the American people in 1981 following the Commission's report. Under the expert guidance of Joyce Vialet, a Specialist in Social Legislation in the Education and Public Welfare Division, CRS has compiled the following "Selected Readings on U.S. Immigration Policy and Law." It is a unique and otherwise unavailable set of material on American immigration policy. It not only collects wideranging views on current immigration problems, it also gives a historical perspective to them. It deals in a comprehensive fashion with the twin issues of what our Nation's immigration goals ought to be, as well as what we should do about illegal immigration. In short, it provides in a single volume an invaluable compendium of information. Hopefully, these readings will assist the Commission, as well as the American public at large, in grappling with the complex and difficult immigration questions confronting our Nation today. EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary. (III) In response to your request, I am pleased to submit the following anthology entitled "Selected Readings on U.S. Immigration Policy and Law." The anthology was prepared by Joyce Vialet, Specialist in Social Legislation, Education and Public Welfare Division. Assistance was provided by Stephen Powitz of the Library Services Division. We appreciate this opportunity to be of assistance to the Committee on the Judiciary and the U.S. Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Enclosure Sincerely, Gibert Gude |