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One of floe ptrogramas of which z want tm program. Over Kali a. million ob.Udrea of the The Berlate resitmled the (onsideratiOn
speak is the Job Corps. Its purprme is to poor in some 2.300 eommuntitea In the United at[ the bill H.R. E258i)) to amend the Irilr`
enable young people. between 16 and 21 States will be involved In Operation. U *d mtgratiOsl and Nationality' Act, WA Io,C
n effort top Te pr l
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yeara of age. from both city and rural slums, start this ytmr, a
to have an opportunity, for useful labor in children from deprived f%0RI11ee lot'esheal is Mr SALTON$TAjdi, Mr. P delai
Job Corps Centers and to obtain ,'rite edu- the fats weak t1Tit y an the YaffiIIiablt
and arithmetic. I. have spoken of the Peace Ooa;1o $13d I wish t t0 weak beige the Senate with
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young reran of woman who remains in 1118 There are? two other W~ of OPP-U-At
local community in the Neighborhood. Youth for young people on which I want to touch sad Naiioual1ty Act-of .192; I am VWX
Corps, which authorises work-training and brietily. ham that my colleague, the Jai%s
The first is the field of education. We Senator from )Lassachusette LMr, -
work-study Programs.
A central feature of the war on poverty, need more teachers in the United States and sit 1, is in Charge of thus bilk ju I X
however, to the local Community action pro- we need better leachers. to. apport him and the t%Itl]I>aittiw Wag-
reess have been bury passing
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ityf projects We In
th legislation before the 45mlaLG a
gram, which include a vare oe such as educational and preschool programs, legislation to increase our national invest- tIng
his time.
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remedial reading. special classes for school meni in education. esldetltt, throughout our
histm,
dropouts. job training programs for youth e.g. of first-class teachers. especially in ow Mr.
and adults, expanded health clinics, guid- elementary and secondary schools. We need the men and women who have chosen
anee and counseling for poor families, re- some of you, I Immigrate to the United States b "
habilitation of the mentally and physically The second area of opportunity at . which Contributed vitality, idea8, resource tL
handicapped, and programs for the assistance want to may a word is politics. ness, enthusiasm, and hard wont, to oho
of the aged. A free society depends on politics, which economic, social. Political, and
In most of these projects students like means persons and parties of differing points growth of Ottr N As Preicliiitlt
you are needed as volunteers this summer of view competing for control of the govern- gr Kennedy of
ap~y ation., we Br is deat so stated - and during your free time next, year menr.
One cif the unique aspects of the poverty I :im a Democrat and proud of my party tioci of immigrants." There is scarcely
program is the VISTA volunteers, the do- but I believe that we need a strong Republl- an arcs. of our national life that has not
mastic oouuterpart of the Peace Co" pi- cAaiz T'.,rry in the United States as well. Of been favorably affected by -the work of
gram. Already there are 500 VISTA volun- course, I still hope the Democrats win the people front oilier hands. The heftstage-
end of this month this tlgure is e7 ne. led '
double These volunteers will hrldce the
widening gulf between the haves and the
hove-nuts in America by themselves helping
the poor in their on neighborhoods and
homes. These volunteers the majority of
whoii are young people like yoiuselvei., are
working for a year side by side with the
poor In crowded tenements, slum sidewalks.
decaying mill and mice towns, in unpainted
shacks on wornout farina, in migrant worker
camps, and an Indian reservations.
Flight here in Kentucky nine VISTA volun-
teers are already at work and by the end of
the month 35 more vul,.inteers Will he flak-
ing part: in bringing Inc people from 'ire
hollows of Appalacloi it Kentucky ti=to the
30th century- Their first st.c?p is to teach
these hollow dwellers the importance of
community Interaction for lifting themselves
out of the slough of poverty
One of the original VISTA volunteers right
here In Kentucky Is a student like yourselves,
20-year-old Paul Merrill from Utah. Paul
is the only VISTA volunteer in Lower
Grassey, a community of some 150 families
living in deep poverty In eastern Kentucky.
Since February, Paul has been living to this
hollow in a two-room cabin. which is heated
by a coal burning, potbellied stove, but
which has no running water. One of his
first projects was to engage the families of
the 42 elementary and Junior high school
children who are taught In a one-roofs, 25-
foot square schoolhouse, in renovating the
schoolbuilding.
In addition to rebuilding the schoolhouse,
Paul Merrill has encouraged the families of
Lower Orasaey to come together to discuss
their problems and to try to And some means
welfare payments. Very few have jobs and
the fact that hardly any collect unemploy-
ment insurance reaffirms the sad finding that
most of the community has never worked.
This summer Paul Is tutoring some of the
seventh and eighth grade children In mathe-
matics and English so that they will be pre-
pared to enter the local high school He
will also be engaged In the Council of South-
ern Mountains project in Kentucky, which
is enlisting college volurit era for the summer
to assist regular VISTA volunteers llke Paul.
OplwrtuniUat, for you to take part in yotu'
local antipoverty programs exist, right r.ow.
Students are needed as recreation leader; and
as teachers to the new Operation Read Start
We need men and worsen trained and
skilled In the art, of politic'. I hope therefore
you will look upon politics as a possible vo-
cation. For we Ur e in an age when govern.
menr touches the lives of all of us and when
the decisions trade by public officials, both
appointed and elected. have great bearing
on the lives .,t every cittirena here at home
and on criliiona of people In other lands.
Let me sunimnrl2e what I have tried to say.
'no. new genar>itlon of young Americans
is restless, to search of ibentity and purpose.
't71ey want to make the practices of Amert-
ctui democrac'; conform with our principles.
`I'hl.v re:ttlcx:_r.es.? has exprctsed Itself In the
new student movemeuta.
I ;iud theie ,rovements encouraging for
they evidence the vitality and viability of the
American democracy. They show that we
are still a free and open society.
I have suggested four areas where this
restlesauess can be most creatively chan-
neled: The Peace Corps abroad, the war on
poverty at home, the drive for' improved
education and the vocation of poltttcrd
leadership.
You can, I am sure, suggest other causes,
other careers.
I think you must.rejoice to be alive, to be
young, W feel deeply about our country,
about our democracy, and about the cause of
human freedom.
I am, sure yo I ee with the words of
Albert Oaanue o tly - ore' he,,dIed,. `Let ua
rejoice. Let a r jai ed with
cruel truth. ? ? ' seek the leeptte
where it. 1yt, a thtc c-of'the battle."
'ORDER OF BUSINESS
further morning business? If not,
morning business Is closed.
AMENDMENT OF INIMOR.ATION AND
NA TIONALITY ACT
Mr. SAT.,TONSTALL. Mr. President,
I ask unanimous consent that the un-
finished business be laid before the
Senate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. With-
out objection. the Chair lays before the
Senate the unfinished business.
neity of American life has beets en-
hanced by the efforts of many groups of
heterogeneous people.
However; our present immigmtlol%
law seems to ignore. the many valuable
contributions which Immigrants have
made to our national growth.
The Immigration and Natlonality Act
of 1952 was a comprehensive statute
which codified a series of previous laws
relating to immigration. and naturafta-
tion. Many of Its basic provisions sere
desirable and have worked efectiveeq for
the past 13 years. However, r voted
against passage of this measure, and
voted to sustain President Truman's veto
of it because I felt that it contained ter-
tain basic inequities. These lrlegvldl
have become increasingly apparent Witt
the passage of time. Furthermore, cant'
needs and responsibilities in the field of
immigration have changed significantly
over the years.
Throughout my service as a Member
of the U.S. -Senate I have sponsored teg~
Islation to amend the immigration and
Nationality Act to make It fairer and
more workable, and to eliminate diecrim-
iriatlon against any cultural or. racial
group. On many occasions I have writ'
ten to the Judiciary Committee In sup-
port of legislation to modify the exi ng
law. I am therefore gratified that the
committee has reported out this bill,
ILK. 2580. The committee members are
to be congratulated for the way in which
they have dealt with this difficult and
complex subject. They have done their
job well, placing first things first. They
have removed the discriminatory aspects
of our Immigration policy. They have
emphasized the humanitarian task of re-
uniting families. They have included
provisions to facilitate the entry of
skilled workers while taking precaution-
ary measure to insure that American
jobs and working condition will be pro-
tected.
By once and for all eliminating the
arbitrary and discriminatory national
origins formula for selecting immigrants
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to come to the United States, we have
finally come firmly to grips with the most
serious deficiency of the McCarran-
Walter Act. Too often in the past we
have enacted limited or temporary meas-
ures, often on an ad hoc basis, to meet
an emergency situation or to deal with
a problem not covered In the basic stat-
ute. This bill represents an effective
and realistic approach to the important
task of reshaping and modernizing our
basic immigration policy. I hope that
It will be passed without further delay.
The bill makes the following changes
in our current immigration law:
First. It raises the number of quota
visas available each year from the
present 158.561 to 170,000. It provides
that no quota area can get more than
20,000 numbers In any fiscal year.
Second. It abolishes the "national
origins" formula for disturbing quota
numbers among the countries of the
world, and substitutes new selection sys-
tem on a first-come, first-qualified basis,
within the percentage limitations of the
adjusted preference categories.
Third. It establishes a new set of
preferences giving highest priority to
close family members of U.S. citizens
and resident aliens, and to immigrants
with special talents or skills which are
potentially beneficial to our national
well-being.
Fourth. It extends nonquota status to
parents of U.S. citizens, such citizens
being 21 years of age or older.
Fifth. It gives a preference to persons
needed to fill jobs for which domestic
workers are not available.
Sixth. It abolishes the Asia-Pacific
triangle provision which discriminates
against persons of oriental ancestry.
Seventh. It establishes a new set of
labor controls to safeguard American
workers from job competition and from
declining work standards and wages as a
result of immigrants entering the labor
market.
Eighth. It makes permanent provision
for the entry of 10,200 refugees each
year.
These eight provisions, Mr. President,
really modernize and make workable im-
migration into the United States, I
think It is essential that these eight pro-
visions be enacted Into law.
PRESENT QUOTA 7ORMULA .ffi DISCRIMINATOST
The effect of the present quota alloca-
tion formula has been to discriminate
against certain nationality groups, par-
ticularly those from eastern and south-
ern European and Asian countries. To-
day there are many quota numbers
available in some countries where there
is little pressure for immigration, while
in other areas, where there are many
persons who wish to immigrate to the
United Stater, few quota numbers are
available and the quotas are heavily
oversubscribed. Some 70 percent of the
total 158,561 quota numbers authorized
-under present law are assigned to only
three quota areas. Only half of these
are used each year. On a worldwide
basis, approximately 50,000 quota num-
bers are left over each year, but no pro-
vision has ever been made to allow for
the pooling of these unused numbers,
and for their ' subsequent allocation in
areas with oversubscribed quotas.
The remaining 30 percent of the total
numbers presently autborized are avail-
able to applicants In the rest of the
world's countries, but statistics show
that the demand is heaviest In -these
areas. Approximately 60 percent 'of
those on quota waiting lists In overmib-
scribed areas are from four countries:
Italy, 249,583: Greece, 98,385: Poland.
80,481, and Portugal, 71,477. Another
40,443 are waiting on the Chinese per-
sons quota.
In addition to being discriminatory in
principle, the national origins system has
not, in fact, proven effective in regulat-
ing immigration. Total immigration to
the United States has averaged some
300.000 annually for the past several
years. However, of this number, an
average of only 100,000 per year, or 1
out of every 3 persons, has entered as a
quota Immigrant. The remainder enter
either as nonquota immigrants or as
beneficiaries of private legislation. For
example, in 1963, 103,036 persons entered
under the established quota system,
whereas 203,244 entered outside of the
quota. The corresponding figures for
1964 are 102,844 quota Immigrants, and
189,404 outside of the quota.
The primary objective of the bill is to
abolish the national origins system. The
bill proposes only a modest increase in
the total number of quota immigrants
who will be admitted to the United
States annually, from the present
158,561 to 170,000, only 12,000 addi-
tional. The Important point here is
that all numbers which are author-
ized each year will be used as long
as there is a demand for them. If this
law is enacted, instead of asking a pro-
spective immigrant where he was born,
we will be concerned with his relation-
ship to a U.H. citizen or resident alien, or
whether he possesses special skills or
training of potential benefit to our na-
tional economy or welfare.
PAMf.T REU1frr.l1G
Enactment of thhis legislation would
help unite families.
? According to 1960 census figures, ap-
proximately one-fifth of the total popu-
lation of the United States was foreign
born, or native born with at least one
parent born abroad. In Massachusetts,
out of a total 1960 population of 5,149,-
317. approximately 576,452 were foreign
born, with another 1,481,857-native born
of foreign or mixed parentage. This
means that more than 2 out of every 5
residents of my State fall Into this cate-
gory. Many of these people have spouses,
children, parents, brothers or sisters still
abroad whom they wish to bring to this
country to join them. Each of us In this
body I know takes great satisfaction In
knowing that from time to time he has
been of assistance In reuniting families.
However, all too often we must report to
our constituents the discouraging news
that delays, often of many years' dura-
tion, must be anticipated before families
can be brought together. According to
the State Department, as of December 28,
1964 there were some 178,515 persons reg-
istered as preference immigrants-rela-
bill places primary emp ' oia; `
reuniting. Parents of U.S. ottiaeiie; such
citizens being at least 21 years of age.:
are to be nonquota. Most of those affect=
ed by this change are elderlypeople who
wish to spend their remaining years with
their children.
Spouses and children of resident aliens
will also be given a higher preference
than they previously had. Lesser pref-
erences are given to other relagvea. This
bill would help facilitate the entry of
skilled aliens, which Is very Important
to the economy.
ENTRY or SxILSD ALIZNS ?AC7LITLT
The bill's preference system also gives .
priority to persons capable of perform-
Ing jobs, either in our national interest
or for which there is a labor shortage in
the domestic labor market. Many of our
hospitals, educational institutions, indus-
trial firms, and even our own Govern-
ment agencies need qualified people to
assume Important positions from which
they could contribute significantly to the
national prosperity and growth, and
more importantly, to advances of inter-
national significance in their fields. The
present quota system, however, prevents
many qualified and needed people from
gaining prompt entry.
These people should not be required
to experience long waiting periods on the
quota lists when there are employment
opportunities available to them in the
United States. It should be emphasized
that this particular group of workers is
not in competition with American work-
ers. They would be filling jobs which
presently go unfilled because there are
not sufficient workers in the United
States to fill them. Requiring these in-
dividuals to wait serves no real purpose.
By admitting them, and filling these
vacant positions, the domestic economy
will be enhanced, and in addition, em-
ployment opportunities will be created
for domestic workers.
Many people argue that because we
have a substantial unemployment rate In
the United States today, we should re-
strict rather than expand immigration.
However, the bill contains strict labor
control provisions which have the sup-
port of our labor unions. Any alien seek-
ing to enter this country as a worker,
skilled or otherwise, must obtain an af-
firmative certification from the Secre-
tary of Labor that he will not replace a
worker in the United States and further,
that his employment will not adversely
affect the wages and working conditions
of Individuals In the United States who
are similarly employed. This certifica-
tion is required for all its from
the Western Hemisphere countries, all
nonpreference immigrants, and for all
those applying as skilled or unskilled
workers under the preference categories.
We have before us a bill which retains
both qualitative and quantitative con-
trols over immigration. After the 3-year
phase-out period, which provides an
orderly transition to the new system,
quota numbers wil be issued on a first-
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came. flsstrqualificd t,~te thZC'W~~ a mazy mutual
gard to an applies r a sere member at the
However, In order to Insure that the Hemisphere provision. ,Aprprolriaitions Committee. I have taken
quota numbers will be, distributed equi- wtaarmx HXK saovrasox great Interestln poomoting understsnd-
tably, and to insure (Affil no,one. cguntrar Madam President, in passing this leg tng VAd 00apsrrA4io? with the other no,-
can preempt a majority ad' the numbers islatlon, we are attempting to eliminate tiona et the Western Hanriaphese.
available each year, the bilk prrpvldes the discrimiratory features of our im- t '* we all want that. To $54 that the
that not moret1Y" 20.000 numbers Can ndgretiosv laws. We are adopting a ran- action of the Judlclterg Con1n ee tan
go to the natives at any sirrgle`gllgta area era) peincibte governing Inuatgraf9an lE nifin ~ from the Western
in any fiscal year. which imposes a ceiling of 178.000. till Hemisphere, just as it is limiting It from
All prospective hnmigrants w o Con- visas to be distributed, among people OR the. rest, of the world, will destroy our
tinue to be screened carefully to make over the world who wish to immigrate relationships with them " fee its to
sure that they meet the strict quatlfsca- to the United States; without any ref- rJ'e>ste a proflinu which should riot arise,
tions for admissibility which were estab- ersnoe to Size appl'icant's place of birth. Our ties to our hemispheric neigItl~ors
fished by earlier law. However, the bill as pawed by the Souse are strong. So are our historic ties,1tr
Mr. LAUSCIM. Madam President, places the natives of the 24 Western the countries of Western Europe, which
will the Senator from Massachusetts Hendephere oountrtee fn a favored post- have given us not only our laws and
yield for information? sition vis-a-vis the natives of the eosin- many of our traditions. but whi6eh also
The PRESIDING OPF1C'EI( (Mrs, tries of the rest of the world. To permit sent here. the first immig=antxr who
N6rvsaacno in the chair): Does the Sen- these people to enjoy nonquota or "ape- settled the New World, These hfatoi'ie
ator frI Blassachusetts yield to the 01811" status as contemplated in the hes-e g as they are- zs not Os,*
Senator from Ohio? Bourg version of the bill Is, i!a fact. venting us from a'l'tering a quota forisralel
hilly. 13A;t,Z~O1 rALi. I am happy to contradictory to our announced goal of which for manly years has given these
old removing special preferences for the rya- countries a significant advantage with
Mr. LAUSCHE. What was the reason- tives of any quota area, and is incensist- respect to immigration. Ted iy a qusa,
ing supporting the conclusion that the ent with the new quota allocation formu- fled native of Great Britain, Chile, off.'
20.000 figure was just and equitable? la which imposes a maximum ceiling on Venezuela can enter this, coetntry
Mr. SALTONSTALL, I believe it was immigration for all the countries of the promptly if he desires to do sea A quaR
a figure considered fair under all the world. filed native of Greece or Italy or Poland
circumstances, I believe that sooner or later we will or Portugal cannot. Our historic ties to
Mr. LAUSCHE. The figure was. ax- have to deal with the problems posed by Great Britain do not prevent as fives
rived at, then, In order to prevent any Increasing immigration from Western correcting this situation-from alterf f>z
one nation from receiving excessive Hemisphere countries. Recent demo- the special privileged status of that
benefits under the bfli, and the limitation graphic studies show that these nations country. Nor should they. Nor abed d
was adopted on that basis? constitute the area of the greatest fu- our ties and friendship with Chile and
Mr. SALTONSTALL. As I understand tore population growth. While we in Venezuela, and other Western Yea4-
it, the Senator Is correct the Uhited States have an annual growth sphere countries prevent us from oar'-
Mr. LAUSCHE. I thank the Senator. rate of approximately 1-6 percent, the resting a policy which discriminates in
Mr. i3ALTONSTALL. I thank the growth rare. In these nations is about 3 favor of them at the expense of o9ber
Senator for his Inquiry, As I say, I be- percent per annum. The population of nation&
lieve that the bill establishes reasonable the area is now approximately 200 mil- Our neighbors know that the action
limits, not so much higher than present lion, but p.rolectlons indicate that within that we are taking here is designed to
limits. It establishes preferences, or yea- 35 years, the population will reach 000 equalize opportunity to people of all na-
sons, for admitting people into the eoun-- million. tions to came here should they meet the
try who are skilled workers, and will also In 1955, total Immigration from the general qualifications Imposed. Surety
b& helpful in uniting families, Broadly Western Hemisphere nations, including they are reasonable and realistic enough
speaking, the pending bill would make close family members of U.S. doyen , to recognize 'that what Is fair for the
our Immigration laws more workable. totaled some 94,274. By 1961, this figure rest of the world is fair for them.
Mr. LAUSCHE, Is the Senator from had risen to 112,83& IYr. 1964, the total I prefer to look at the committee's ruse-
Massachusetts on the oornrrrittee7 was 139,284, and in the first 6 months ommendatlou with respect, to the . Veu ..
Mr. SALTONSTAid.. I am not on the of this year, some 75,402 have already ern Hemisphere nations as a ste far-
committee, but I have been Interested in been admitted from these areas. The p
ward to greater equality in our Immi.-
this legislation for at least 6 to 14 years: average for the past 5 years has been gration policy, not as a step backward.
Madam President, a prospective aural- 125,000 annually, including close relatives We are in the process of a major revsioa
grant must still provide evidence to show of U.& citizens. of the concepts which have major
iedour
that he will not become a public Charge. i believe that the compromise worked immigration policy. What.we wan
Persons of questionable moral character
to ter out by the Senate Judiciary 6'ornrisittee what our relationships with. the, rest of
or political leanings will continue to t.and
be is a realistic and equitable one, and one
excluded the world require, Is a complete are(-
. which 1S entirely consistent with our haul-not an incomplete lob. C
XZma rRomoom overall objective in enacting Immigra- this Is the time to act. To fall to do so
The bill also takes a significant step lion reform legislation. A total annual would be to continue our dlscrimInst
forward In the area of refugee Iegtsla- quota of 1201';000 for Western Hemisphere pogcIm not to abolish them..
tion, r have previously sponsored aegis- nations is stablished, and will become We must remember tthis.bill pu?
latlon in this area and am particularly effective on January 1, 1968. However, wider for a Select remember that h salon on West-
pleased to note that of the total 170;000 close relatives of U.S. citizens will oon-
quota numbers available each year, 1.0, tinue to enjoy nonquota status. Esti- em Hemisphere mn Which 1 to
200 are permanently reserved for the use mates indicate that about 25,000 per- review and study all a1I aspeota of immipra-
of refugee-escapees. In this Important sons may be affected by this latter con- lion from this, area, and to make. appro-
area also we have, in the past, acted on sideratten. Therefore, if we impose s prlate reaendat ions to the Congies
an ad hoe basis, passing legislation to total limitation of 120,000, and add to 17 after careftrT deliberation the Cbrrm&-
meet emergency situations. Now, a de- this the 25,000 close relatives of U.S. soon feels that Some adjUstnierft should
fined policy, offering refuge W persons citizens, total immigration from this be made in the Western Hemisphere pro-
who have fled from thet5r homelands be- area, can be as high as 1466000 per year. visions of thsis. bill, there will be an op-
cause of persecution on account of race, In view of the recent pattern of tram- portunity for It to present its vdewa to
religion, or political beliefs, or who. are gratlon, this figure Is a just one. Congress and' there will, be. time for Cbnc-
unable to return to their homes on ao- Of course we do not intend to affront grom to act before the quota umgaam
count of a natural disaster, will be a-per- our hemispheric neighbors with whom becomes cr eta111sedt Into low an du 1,
tnanent part of our Immigration statute, we have traditionally worked closely and 196&
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Surely the limitation of 120,000 set on port for the legislation ought to be of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
Western Hemisphere immigration as op- great importance to every Member of the objection, it is so ordered.
posed to only 170,000 for the rest of the Senate. Mr. LAUSCHE, Madam President, I
world is realistic and not restrictive, Mr. SALTONSTALL. I appreciate believe this Is an appropriate time for me
The time to take such a step is now, and what my distinguished colleague has to express my opinion on the bill that Is
I hope that this amendment will be re- said. Pending before the Senate.
tained by the Senate, and retained in Mr. ERVIN, Madam President, I ask I have in mind that this Yankee from
conference with the House. unanimous consent that the senior Sena- Masschusetts, of the pure blood stock,
IMMIQRANTR HAVE BZNXrrrLD OUR COUNTRY tor from Massachusetts may yield to me with roots dating back to the very ear-
We all know how much the immigrants for some observations, without his losing liest days of our history, comes upon the
have benefited our country. Our Na- his right to the floor. floor of the Senate and speaks in behalf
tion has, throughout the years, benefited The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of the immigration bill.
from the contributions of our Immi- objection, it is so ordered. We are receiving letters condemning
grants. And, with the aid and challenge
Mr. S- the bill; and those who write, in my opn-
of fresh ideas and talents, and the en- dent, I a am m glad TALL. glad to yield a my Madamnator from
distin- ion, are not fully informed of its con-
fre sm and Industry of the immigrants guished colleague, the Se
North Carolina, whose resourcefulness I tents, nor are they aware adequately of
we can anticipate in the future, we will always appreciate. the significance of keeping our doors
continue to do well. I have had the op- Mr. ERVIN. Madam President, I ex- moderately open,
portunity to meet many of the individ- press my hearty commendation of what Today this pare e is joined by this
uals whom I have helped come to this the Senator from Massachusetts has said Ohioan, whose parents came from Slo-
country and I have been pleased by their upon the limitation of immigration from ver-Aa, in the Alps of Yugoslavia, the
appreciation of what this country stands the Western Hemisphere, I would like Yankee and the Slovenian uniformly
for. I know that their enthusiasm for to emphasize in this connection what the expressing the view that this is a good
the United States, and their determine- Senator from Massachusetts said-that bill.
tion to make good and to contribute to this limitation does not go into effect Moreover, I am happy to join the Ken-
the continued progress of our Nation has until July 1, 1968: and that the commis- nedys, the Saltonstails, and the gongs
been an important asset to us. I know sion which is to be created by the bill is of Hawaii in supporting it.
how successful some of them have been, specifically charred with the duty to Mr. SALTONSTALL. Madam Presi-
and how grateful they are that these op- study this limitation and make such rec- dent, will the Senator yield?
portunities have been made available to ommendations to the Congress as it sees Mr. LAUSCHE, I yield.
them.
In an era when other countries seem fltI commend the Senator for pointing Mr. SALTONSTALL. I would like to
to be moving in the direction of a more comment that we all work together. The
out in such an eloquent way that this inscription on the Statr.A of Liberty pro-
rather than a less restrictive Iinm gr a- limitation on the Western Hemisphere
Lion claims that no matter where one comes
law Policy, oRr ~ tion i llberaa uinniak r does not constitt;tc' any discrimination from, we offer the opp ul.unities of this
whatever but on tl? contrary. it brings it . c jug clear to the rest of the world tl-at we the Westurn Ho re line with our land, d, iy
intend to eliminate all vestiges o: its- Policy . Whet.l rr we came from Tre-
Yu.,oslavia, or Halifax, we had the
y w -ith h respect ct t to the rest of the lan
crimination against any nationality same motive, And Hawaii, originally
world. from China.
group from our Immigration law, and in I point out also that the limitation of
so doing that we intend to live up to our 120.000 as applied to the Western Hem- Mr. FONG. It is remarkable that the
image as the land of opportunity. Fail- sphere, as contradistinguished from the descendant of one of Hawaii's planta-
ure to act will, in the long run, result in 170,000 in the Eastern Hemisphere, still tion laborers, oomh from the Far East,
a weakening of our position as the leader makes provision in favor of the Western should join stand on the floor u the Senior th the
isti
ish
and in aof the free nations of the of our domestic, economic. world, ic. and Hemisphere, in that it allocates, if my Senator from Massachusetts, the disc n
social well-being. arithmetic Is correct, 45 percent of our guished junior Senator from Massachu-
Passage of this bill will give renewed immigration from an area of the world setts, .and the distinguished senior Sen-
meaning to the famous words or Emma which at the present moment contains ator from Ohio, in asking the Senate to
meaning
on the base of the Statue of only 15 Percent of the world's popula- support this bill strongly.
Liberty. The "Golden Door' will at last tion, So we are still giving the Western Although we come from ancestors in
Hemisphere an advantage under this
be open, bill. different, parts of the world, we know
I note the presence of my junior col- Mr. SALTONSTALL. I appreciate that the bill is a fins. bill, and I commend
league IMr. KENNEDY of Massachusettsi very much what the Senator from North the Senator from Massachusetts for his
In the Senate. I congratulate him upon Carolina has said. I might also add-as excellent address on this subject.
fathering this measure, which I believe I know the Senator is aware-that when Mr. SALTONSTALL. I thank the
is of so much value to all of us in this he says 120,000, there are 25,000 close Senator.
carmtr
I h
h
y.
ope t
e proposed legislation relatives of U.S. citizens in addition to
will be passed and that, under his gull- that number who can come in. So I be-
ance, the committee of conference will lieve what we are doing Is building up a
adopt Its provisions, particularly with mutual relationship with the Western
regard to limitation in the Western Hemisphere, rather than in any way
Hemisphere. making those countries feel that they
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts. should not like or appreciate what we
Madam President, will the Senator yield? are doing.
Mr. SALTONSTALL. I yield. Mr. ERVIN. I thank the Senator for
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts. 1 Yielding to me under those conditions.
would like to express my own personal What the Senator has said in his speech
appreciation, and I am sure that of the is of great significance.
members of the committee, to my dis- Mr. SALTONSTALL. I thank the
tiiiguished colleague for making this Senator
address in support of this legislation. As Madam President, I yield the floor.
my colleague has pointed out in his ad- Mr. FONG. Madam President--
dress, It is fair legislation. It is equitable The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
legislation. It is meaningful legislation. Senator from Hawaii.
It, is responsive to the particular needs Mr. FONG. Madam President. I ask
which have been with us for sonic period unanimous consent that I may yield to
of tine. The fact that. my distinguished the Senator from Ohio [Mr. LAVscrrEl
colleague is making this eloquent sup- without losing the floor
HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPOR-
TATION-CONFERENCE REPORT
Mr. LAUSCHE. Madam President, I
submit a report of the committee of con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the
two Houses on the amendment of the
House to the bill (S. 1588) to authorize
the Secretary of Commerce to under-
take research, development, and demon-
strations in high-speed ground trans-
portation, and for other purposes. I ask
unanimous consent for the present con-
sideration of the report.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The re-
port will be read for the information of
the Senate.
The legislative clerk read the report.
(For conference report, see House pro-
ceedings of September 16, 1965, pp.
23 187-23 1 88, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.)
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 the 1 'a:e of a rich and fertile land for The legislative clerk proceeded to call were distributing military equipment,:
th., tf- ho live there. the t tilts] places in
irut when I look t~q pr ved~focnRe eas ~j) I,CI~j~ AT ~44 9 0~ indications were
tory since World War I. what I'm Impressed
with is not the troubles -), the, I:roh'.ems--
the world has always had these. I'm irn-
prersed with the new element In interna-
tlorial relations: the ste;+dy elT?;rt, crystal-
li r?d in our mutual precut programs,
our a?d programs, by In(1