    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book II)]
    [September 12, 1995]
    [Page 1353]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Commission on Immigration Reform
    September 12, 1995

        I reiterate my earlier congratulation to the Commission on
    Immigration Reform for its hard work on legal immigration reform. The
    Commission has provided the Congress and the Nation with an excellent
    framework to achieve gradual reductions in the level of legal
    immigration. This is a goal and objective I share.
        The Commission's first report on illegal immigration endorsed many
    of the activities my administration has initiated. This report on legal
    immigration also shares many of my principles to guide reform. Our legal
    immigration system must be based on principles that are pro-family, pro-
    work, and pro-naturalization. I anticipate working with Congress in a
    spirit of bipartisanship to craft the specific legislation that will put
    these principles in practice.