If The Society Today Allows

It Is Both A Right And A Responsibility Of A Democratic Society To Manage Immigration So That It Serves The National Interest.

We Are A People Trying Not Only To Solve The Problems Of The Present: Unemployment, Inflation... But We Are Attempting On A Larger Scale To Fulfill The Promise Of America.

Justice Of Right Is Always To Take Precedence Over Might.

For Our Immigration Policy To Make Sense, It Is Necessary To Make Distinctions Between Those Who Obey The Law, And Those Who Violate It.

I Spent My Entire Career Trying To Protect The Constitution, The Civil Rights And The Civil Liberties Of American Citizens And People Who Are Here Lawfully. I, As Chair Of This Commission, Would Not Be A Party To Any System That I Felt Was An Unpardonable Intrusion Into The Private Lives Of People. If I Felt That What We Are Recommending Would Be Such An Intrusion I Can Assure You That Recommendation Would Never Have Seen The Light Of Day, Not Even As A Pilot Program.