Speech #680204949

I simply want to discuss two of the many amendments offered. The amendment offered by the gentleman from New York seeks to do away with the vis6 requirements. The chairman of the Committee on Immigration pointed out before our committee that if we midertook to do away with the vis6 requirements we would have.no check whatever on nonimmigrant aliens coming inito the country for travel or for business purposes. If we pass this amendment to the bill doing away with vis6 requirements. it wouild create a loophole so that nonimmigrant aliens coming into this country could not be checked up and would thereby nullify our immigration policy. So much for the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York . The gentleman from Texas [Mr. ComNALL] offered an amendment to reduce the amount of the vise fee from $10 to $5. That in itself would destroy one of the main purposes of the bill. which is to empower the President to negotiate with foreign governments to reduce or waive the vis6 fees entirely and to try to persuade these countries to do away with the vis6 requirements. There are many countries that hae not the same immigration problem that we have. and the State Department at least thinks. after some Investigation. that these counitries will not only waive by treaty the fees. but will also dW away with the requirements.