Speech #820209656

Another reason why it could not possibly happen is that both bills have selective immigration procedures up to 50 percent. Under the McCarran bill. persons in the first category must possess skills needed by this country. So a whole group of people would not be coming into an overcrowded economy. Of course. the same condition is placed In the LehmanHumphrey bill. but it is made of second priority rather than first priority. As a matter of fact. we give preference to fathers and mothers only through some humanitarian understanding. This is another point which should be emphasized. The whole matter of literacy and illiteracy points up a very important phase of the McCarran bill.